Case Report

A Case of Compartment Syndrome in the Hand Secondary to Intravenous Fluid Application

10.5152/TJAR.2014.37132

  • Coşkun Araz
  • Seçil Çetin
  • Melek Didik
  • Sevgi Ballı Seyhan
  • Özgür Kömürcü
  • Gülnaz Arslan

Received Date: 16.05.2014 Accepted Date: 21.07.2014 Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2015;43(2):126-129

Compartment syndrome of the extremities is a rare but potentially devastating condition. Anaesthetic and analgesic drugs used in the perioperative period may cause a delayed diagnosis by preventing the symptoms from appearing, and irreversible complications can occur. In this report, a case of compartment syndrome secondary to vascular access and its treatment in a morbidly obese patient who underwent abdominoplasty was presented.

Keywords: Compartment syndrome, general anaesthesia, complication