Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut?

Compartment syndrome, once diagnosed is almost always followed by a decision of fasciotomy, here we present a case of compartment syndrome which turned out to be secondary to a snakebite and where prophylactic fasciotomy is not considered in such a case as discussed in literature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marwa Al-Azzawi, Ammar J.K. Al-Azzawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300586