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.
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| author | Marwa Al-Azzawi Ammar J.K. Al-Azzawi |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f22075f860cb47f593e45f37823e122f2022-12-22T03:20:42ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662016-08-0111C7810.1016/j.epsc.2016.05.005Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut?Marwa Al-Azzawi0Ammar J.K. Al-Azzawi1Paediatric Department, SQH – Salalah, OmanOrthopaedic Department, SQH – Salalah, OmanCompartment 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300586SnakebiteFasciotomyCompartment syndromeAntivenom |
| spellingShingle | Marwa Al-Azzawi Ammar J.K. Al-Azzawi Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut? Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Snakebite Fasciotomy Compartment syndrome Antivenom |
| title | Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut? |
| title_full | Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut? |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut? |
| title_short | Case report: Compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite; To cut or not to cut? |
| title_sort | case report compartment syndrome secondary to a snakebite to cut or not to cut |
| topic | Snakebite Fasciotomy Compartment syndrome Antivenom |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300586 |
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