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Critical limb ischemia after accidental subcutaneous infusion of sulprostone
- Source :
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 61:171-173
- Publication Year :
- 1995
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1995.
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Abstract
- A 34-year-old patient was treated with constant intravenous infusion of sulprostone because of postpartum hemorrhage from a hypotonic uterus. The arm in which sulprostone had been infused was painful 23 h after infusion. A day later, the arm was found to be blueish, edematous and extremely painful as a result of arterial spasm. The vasospasm was probably caused by accidental subcutaneous infusion of sulprostone as a result of a displaced intravenous catheter. A diagnosis of critical limb ischemia was made. Treatment with the prostacyclin-analogue iloprost resulted in full recovery. Critical limb ischemia as a serious complication of sulprostone has not been previously reported.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
medicine.medical_specialty
Vasodilator Agents
medicine.medical_treatment
Ischemia
Dinoprostone
chemistry.chemical_compound
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Pregnancy
medicine
Humans
Iloprost
Chemotherapy
business.industry
Vascular disease
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vasospasm
Critical limb ischemia
medicine.disease
Surgery
Diabetes, Gestational
Reproductive Medicine
chemistry
Anesthesia
Arm
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Complication
Sulprostone
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03012115
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d8bae007fa1d55204a926bfc112ecb43