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15918832

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
A 43-year-old female patient underwent pyelolithotomy in the left lateral decubitus position. Her upper right arm was placed on a padded armboard. Surgery lasted for 240 min. Postoperatively, she complained of numbness of the dorsal part of her right hand and wrist drop. Neurological examination revealed hypoaesthesia of the dermatome of the right forearm and hand innervated by the radial nerve. Electromyography revealed advanced axonal degeneration of the radial nerve below the level of the elbow. Treatment with diclofenac, vitamin B and physiotherapy was started. Her symptoms improved gradually and at the 60th postoperative day, motor weakness had completely resolved. In order to prevent peri-operative nerve injury, careful positioning of every patient on the operating table with proper padding is essential, with attention paid to time-dependent risks. If an injury occurs, diagnosis and treatment should be started as rapidly as possible.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
602-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-9-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Radial nerve injury after general anaesthesia in the lateral decubitus position.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. binnur.tuncali@deu.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports