Upper Limb Ischemic Gangrene as a Complication of Hemodialysis Access

Upper limb ischemia is a well-recognized complication of dialysis access creation but progression to gangrene is uncommon. We report a case of upper limb ischemic gangrene and discuss the lessons learned during the management of this case. Clinicians must be vigilant for this complication and they s...

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Autores principales: Cawich, Shamir O., Mohammed, Emil, Mencia, Marlon, Naraynsingh, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4355559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25810944
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/830219
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author Cawich, Shamir O.
Mohammed, Emil
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description Upper limb ischemia is a well-recognized complication of dialysis access creation but progression to gangrene is uncommon. We report a case of upper limb ischemic gangrene and discuss the lessons learned during the management of this case. Clinicians must be vigilant for this complication and they should be reminded that it requires urgent management to prevent tissue loss.
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spelling pubmed-43555592015-03-25 Upper Limb Ischemic Gangrene as a Complication of Hemodialysis Access Cawich, Shamir O. Mohammed, Emil Mencia, Marlon Naraynsingh, Vijay Case Rep Vasc Med Case Report Upper limb ischemia is a well-recognized complication of dialysis access creation but progression to gangrene is uncommon. We report a case of upper limb ischemic gangrene and discuss the lessons learned during the management of this case. Clinicians must be vigilant for this complication and they should be reminded that it requires urgent management to prevent tissue loss. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC4355559/ /pubmed/25810944 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/830219 Text en Copyright © 2015 Shamir O. Cawich et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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