Continuous sedation-analgesia delays diagnosis of compartment syndrome in a patient with intra-aortic balloon pump.
Compartment syndrome is a rare, devastating complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). Prompt diagnosis is based on symptoms and signs and is paramount for limb rescue. This report describes a CABG patient with IABP in whom receiving continuous analgesia-sedation obscured the symptoms of compartment syndrome.
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Khosro
K
Barkhordari
Fardin
F
Yousefshahi
Mohammad Reza
MR
Khajavi
Abbasali
A
Karimi
D000698:Analgesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged