Pressure bandage over venous conduit harvesting site causing compartment syndrome in a patient with intra-aortic balloon pump: An unusual cause.
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2015-07
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Abstract
Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) is conventionally used to support coronary perfusion and weaning from
cardiopulmonary bypass. IABP in situ has its own share of complications. We present a case where a patient
on IABP support who had reduced peripheral pulsations of the ipsilateral limb and was initially misdiagnosed
as IABP catheter associated thromboembolism. A negative embolectomy ruled out the same. Further looking
for the cause of reduction of ipsilateral pulses it was found that the tight compressive bandage at saphenous
vein conduit harvesting site had led to development of compartment syndrome (CS).
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Compartment syndrome, Thromboembolism, Venous conduit
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Rastogi Amit, Haldar Rudrashish, Majumdar Gauranga, Pahade Akhilesh, Singh Prabhat. K. Pressure bandage over venous conduit harvesting site causing compartment syndrome in a patient with intra-aortic balloon pump: An unusual cause. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2015 Jul; 18(3): 453-459.