Delayed ischaemia of the hand necessitating amputation after radial artery cannulation
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 40 (3) , 247-250
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03037036
Abstract
We present a case of ischaemic hand injury in a patient, who had 95% occlusion of both the ulnar and radial arteries, after atraumatic placement of a left radial artery catheter. The presence of cigarette burns on the dorsum of the hand was highly suggestive of vascular compromise. There were no signs of vascular compromise after placement of the arterial line which was removed 24 hr later. Ten days after placement the patient complained of pain with ensuing ischaemic changes resulting in necrosis of the finger tips and eventual amputation of the hand. We recommend using other sites of arterial access such as axillary or superficial temporal artery in patients with severe peripheral vascular disease. Nous présentons un cas de lésion ischémique de la main survenue chez un patient qui a developpé une occlusion à 95% des artères radiales et cubitales après l’insertion atraumatique d’une canule radiale gauche. La présence de brûlures de cigarettes sur le dos de la main suggérait déjà une atteinte vasculaire. On n’pas noté de signes d’ischémie après l’installation de la canule qui fut retirée après 24 heures. Dix jours après l’insertion, le patient s’est plaint d’une doubleur suivie de changements ischémique évoluant vers une nécrose du bout des doigts et d’une amputation. Nous recommandons l’utilisation d’accès artériels différents comme les artères temporales superficielles ou axillaires chez les porteurs de maladies vasculaires périphériques.Keywords
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