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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2013
Case ReportsCompartment syndrome diagnosed in due time by breakthrough pain despite continuous peripheral nerve block.
- H Munk-Andersen and T K Laustrup.
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark.
- Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2013 Nov 1;57(10):1328-30.
AbstractWe here present a paediatric case with development of acute compartment syndrome in the lower leg secondary to a tibial shaft fracture. The patient was diagnosed in time because of breakthrough pain, despite a well-functioning continuous peripheral nerve block with ropivacaine infusion. Compartment syndrome is a potentially devastating complication to trauma, typically fractures of the tibial shaft and the forearm because of the relatively tight facias and small volume of these compartments.© 2013 The Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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