The dangers of lithotomy positioning in the operating room: case report of bilateral lower extremity compartment syndrome after a 90-minutes surgical procedure

BACKGROUND: Lower extremity acute compartment syndrome after gynecologic surgery in the lithotomy position is a rare, yet potentially devastating complication. A high level of suspicion is paramount for early recognition and mitigation of acute compartment syndrome originating from prolonged surgery...

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Autores principales: Stornelli, Nicole, Wydra, Frank B., Mitchell, Justin J., Stahel, Philip F., Fabbri, Stefka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27462369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-016-0106-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4960854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27462369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-016-0106-9

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