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Peroneal nerve palsy after compression stockings application
- Source :
- Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 462-464 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2016.
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Abstract
- Peroneal nerve palsy can be caused by various etiology. We report unilateral peroneal nerve palsy after compression stockings application. A 64-year-old man underwent off-pump coronary bypass graft. Surgeon did not use saphenous vein for the bypass graft. Sedation was stopped after 3 h postoperative. After 16 h, for prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis, knee-high elastic stocking was applied. After 1 h, he took off right stocking because of numbness but left stocking was kept. After 24 h postoperative, (8 h after stocking application) patient complained suddenly left foot drop. Manual muscle test revealed 0/5 of ankle dorsiflexion, ankle eversion, and toe extension. Sensory was decreased to 70% in lower half of anterolateral aspect of tibia, foot dorsum, and toes. Foot drop and sensory abnormality decreased in 3 weeks. Cardiac surgery patients already have many risk factors for peripheral neuropathy. Clinicians should be careful when applying stockings on those patients.
- Subjects :
- peroneal neuropathies
medicine.medical_specialty
Foot drop
off-pump
Deep vein
medicine.medical_treatment
Compression stockings
Case Report
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
lcsh:RD78.3-87.3
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Vein
business.industry
Compression
medicine.disease
stockings
Thrombosis
Cardiac surgery
Surgery
coronary artery bypass
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Peripheral neuropathy
lcsh:Anesthesiology
medicine.symptom
Ankle
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09753125 and 1658354X
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c9ead4a9244feb6fb72052213f72fa35