SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.72 número1Evolución del modelo de la financiación de la investigación biomédica: publicaciones científicas sobre tabaquismo de autores españoles (2008 - 2012)Síndrome de GAPO: un nuevo caso con trombopatía funcional y síndrome de apnea-hipopnea del sueño índice de autoresíndice de materiabúsqueda de artículos
Home Pagelista alfabética de revistas  

Servicios Personalizados

Revista

Articulo

Indicadores

Links relacionados

  • En proceso de indezaciónCitado por Google
  • No hay articulos similaresSimilares en SciELO
  • En proceso de indezaciónSimilares en Google

Compartir


Sanidad Militar

versión impresa ISSN 1887-8571

Resumen

GARCIA CANAS, R. et al. Acute compartment syndrome in the forearm: a rare complication of transradial catheterization. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2016, vol.72, n.1, pp.33-37. ISSN 1887-8571.

Acute Compartment Syndrome is a surgical emergency situation that requires early diagnosis and treatment in order to avoid a loss of limb function or even the viability. The case of an acute compartment syndrome in right forearm occurs after transradial catheterization for coronary angioplasty. The incidence of this complication in transradial procedures is 0.004% according to some series. Compartment syndrome is a possible complication of transradial catheterization, no distribution by sex and age, and diagnosis is made primarily by clinical findings. Surgical treatment is urgent, by performing fasciotomies affections compartments. Transradial vascular procedures have a low rate of vascular complications. The possibility of occurrence of serious complications such as compartment syndrome, is necessary to know that painting and its management.

Palabras clave : Síndrome compartimental; Cateterismo transradial; Angioplastia coronaria; Antebrazo; Complicaciones; Fasciotomía.

        · resumen en Español     · texto en Español     · Español ( pdf )