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16256115

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
A delay in the diagnosis of an acute compartment syndrome can be devastating to the patient. The increasing use of regional anaesthesia in the management of orthopaedic and trauma patients raises concerns about the potential for delay in the diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome. We undertook a postal survey to assess the usage of regional anaesthesia in patients with lower limb fractures. The study showed that regional anaesthesia is being used in patients at risk of compartment syndrome and without compartment pressure monitoring equipment being available. The anaesthetists questioned had seen cases of acute compartment syndrome being masked by regional anaesthesia. We recommend that there is an urgent need to establish joint guidelines between the orthopaedic and anaesthetic communities on the usage of regional anaesthesia in patients with lower limb fractures to reduce further morbidity from delays in the diagnosis of compartment syndrome.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0020-1383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
128-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-10-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of regional anaesthesia in patients at risk of acute compartment syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, UK. eddavis@doctors.org.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article