Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant Resuscitation
We report on a 2.5-month-old infant with ischemia of the left leg and compartment following intraosseous needle application during resuscitation. Unfortunately, this event led to major limb amputation. The cause, mechanism, and prevention of this severe complication are discussed in this article.
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| author | Jiri Molacek Karel Houdek Václav Opatrný Jiri Fremuth Lumir Sasek Inka Treskova Vladislav Treska |
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| description | We report on a 2.5-month-old infant with ischemia of the left leg and compartment following intraosseous needle application during resuscitation. Unfortunately, this event led to major limb amputation. The cause, mechanism, and prevention of this severe complication are discussed in this article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b65202a229ef429385dca3e28635d5be2022-12-22T00:09:18ZengGeorg Thieme Verlag KGEuropean Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports2194-76192194-76272018-01-010601e59e6210.1055/s-0038-1661407Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant ResuscitationJiri Molacek0Karel Houdek1Václav Opatrný2Jiri Fremuth3Lumir Sasek4Inka Treskova5Vladislav Treska6Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech RepublicWe report on a 2.5-month-old infant with ischemia of the left leg and compartment following intraosseous needle application during resuscitation. Unfortunately, this event led to major limb amputation. The cause, mechanism, and prevention of this severe complication are discussed in this article.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1661407intraosseous accesslimb amputationcompartment syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Jiri Molacek Karel Houdek Václav Opatrný Jiri Fremuth Lumir Sasek Inka Treskova Vladislav Treska Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant Resuscitation European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports intraosseous access limb amputation compartment syndrome |
| title | Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant Resuscitation |
| title_full | Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant Resuscitation |
| title_fullStr | Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant Resuscitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant Resuscitation |
| title_short | Serious Complications of Intraosseous Access during Infant Resuscitation |
| title_sort | serious complications of intraosseous access during infant resuscitation |
| topic | intraosseous access limb amputation compartment syndrome |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1661407 |
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