Thoracic compartment syndrome secondary to a thoracic procedure: A case report

Prolonged open sternotomy is a well-known phenomenon in the pediatric and adult cardiac surgery literature. It is usually an adjuvant in the treatment of a severely compromised heart. We present a case of thoracic compartment syndrome that developed postoperatively from a noncardiac thoracic procedu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2003-09, Vol.124 (3), p.1164-1168
Hauptverfasser:	RIZZO, Anne C, SAMPLE, George A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acidosis Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma - surgery Aged Analysis Biological and medical sciences Bronchoscopy Cardiac output Care and treatment Case studies Compartment syndrome Compartment Syndromes - diagnostic imaging Compartment Syndromes - etiology Compartment Syndromes - surgery Complications and side effects Decompression, Surgical Diagnosis Female Heart Hemothorax - diagnostic imaging Hemothorax - surgery Humans Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Lung Neoplasms - surgery Mediastinoscopy Medical sciences Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnostic imaging Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery Pneumonectomy Positive-Pressure Respiration Postoperative Care Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - surgery Radiography Reoperation Sternum - diagnostic imaging Sternum - surgery Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the respiratory system Thoracic Diseases - diagnostic imaging Thoracic Diseases - etiology Thoracic Diseases - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Prolonged open sternotomy is a well-known phenomenon in the pediatric and adult cardiac surgery literature. It is usually an adjuvant in the treatment of a severely compromised heart. We present a case of thoracic compartment syndrome that developed postoperatively from a noncardiac thoracic procedure. Management, diagnosis, and literature review are presented.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.124.3.1164