Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea.
Korean J Anesthesiol. 2010 Dec;59 Suppl(Suppl):S49-52. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S49. Epub 2010 Dec 31.
Surgical procedures necessitating the prolonged use of the lithotomy position can be associated with neuromuscular dysfunction. Compartment syndrome of the lower leg is a grave complication which, if unrecognized, can lead to either permanent neuromuscular dysfunction or limb loss. We report a case of compartment syndrome of lower leg that occurred in male patient aged 20 years after 380 minutes arthroscopic surgery in the lithotomy position.
需要长时间采用截石位的手术可能会导致神经肌肉功能障碍。小腿间隔区综合征是一种严重的并发症,如果未能识别,可能导致永久性神经肌肉功能障碍或肢体丧失。我们报告了 1 例 20 岁男性患者在截石位行 380 分钟关节镜手术后发生小腿间隔区综合征的病例。