title: Lower limb compartment syndrome following coronary artery bypass surgery: a rare entity.
abstract: Lower limb compartment syndrome following coronary artery bypass surgery is a rare complication that is easily overlooked. Here we report a case of lower limb compartment syndrome that was diagnosed and treated promptly in a 53-year-old man, thereby preventing a potentially lethal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Chest Disease Hospital, AL-Jabriah, Kuwait. trinityq8@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nael
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Sarraf
authors.forename: Fahad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Shammari
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vislocky
authors.forename: Lamia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome