A bite of death: Anaesthetic challenges in frostbite.
| Autor: | Bansal H; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Bandyopadhyay A; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Sawhney C; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of perioperative practice [J Perioper Pract] 2024 Oct; Vol. 34 (10), pp. 330-332. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 09. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/17504589241268657 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Frostbite is defined as tissue damage that is sustained as a result of prolonged exposures to less than 0°C resulting in ice crystallisation, microvascular occlusion and subsequently thrombosis. Case: A 33-year-old mountaineer with cold burn over 20% of the total body surface area with eschar formation, acute renal failure, upper limb venous thrombosis and bilateral pleural effusion. We hereby report a successful anaesthetic management of this patient undergoing debridement and escharotomy for frostbite injuries and review its perioperative concerns. Conclusion: Frostbite injuries pose a challenge to the anaesthetic team due to the multi-systemic nature of its involvement. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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