A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome
In emergency departments, many drugs, fluids, and materials for medical examinations and treatment are typically administered to patients intravenously. One of the most common complications of the intravenous bolus or infusion of drugs is extravasation injuries. These injuries may cause certain morb...
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
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| description | In emergency departments, many drugs, fluids, and materials for medical examinations and treatment are typically administered to patients intravenously. One of the most common complications of the intravenous bolus or infusion of drugs is extravasation injuries. These injuries may cause certain morbidities for the patient, increase the cost of treatment, and prolong hospital stays. At the same time, these injuries also carry medicolegal risks for health personnel. Furosemide is a potent diuretic that is commonly used in emergency departments for volume overload conditions. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no cases reported in the literature of furosemide-induced extravasation injury with subsequent compartment syndrome that has required surgical intervention. Presented herein is the case of a 70-year-old female patient who was administered intravenous furosemide from the dorsum of the left hand and whose extravasation injury progressed to compartment syndrome requiring an emergency fasciotomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8233195ffd8448aaed3e543b53481182024-01-16T06:04:49ZengThe Korean Society of Emergency MedicineClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine2383-46252023-12-0110444644910.15441/ceem.22.325427A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndromeSertaç Güler0Dilber Üçöz Kocaşaban1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, TurkeyIn emergency departments, many drugs, fluids, and materials for medical examinations and treatment are typically administered to patients intravenously. One of the most common complications of the intravenous bolus or infusion of drugs is extravasation injuries. These injuries may cause certain morbidities for the patient, increase the cost of treatment, and prolong hospital stays. At the same time, these injuries also carry medicolegal risks for health personnel. Furosemide is a potent diuretic that is commonly used in emergency departments for volume overload conditions. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no cases reported in the literature of furosemide-induced extravasation injury with subsequent compartment syndrome that has required surgical intervention. Presented herein is the case of a 70-year-old female patient who was administered intravenous furosemide from the dorsum of the left hand and whose extravasation injury progressed to compartment syndrome requiring an emergency fasciotomy.http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-22-325.pdfcompartment syndromesemergency medicineextravasation of diagnostic and therapeutic materialsfurosemidecase reports |
| spellingShingle | Sertaç Güler Dilber Üçöz Kocaşaban A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine compartment syndromes emergency medicine extravasation of diagnostic and therapeutic materials furosemide case reports |
| title | A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome |
| title_full | A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome |
| title_fullStr | A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome |
| title_short | A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome |
| title_sort | case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand a rare cause of compartment syndrome |
| topic | compartment syndromes emergency medicine extravasation of diagnostic and therapeutic materials furosemide case reports |
| url | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-22-325.pdf |
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