Carpal Tunnel Release Complicated by Necrotizing Fasciitis
| Autor: | Luke J. Curtsinger, Richard J. Greco |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Sterilization Tubal Necrosis Postoperative Complications Antibiotic therapy medicine Carpal tunnel release Humans Surgical Wound Infection Fasciitis Carpal tunnel syndrome Tubal ligation integumentary system business.industry Fascia Hand musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery body regions Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 medicine.anatomical_structure Concomitant Female business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Plastic Surgery. 30:545-548 |
| ISSN: | 0148-7043 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00000637-199306000-00014 |
| Popis: | We report a 31-year-old diabetic woman who underwent carpal tunnel release for median nerve compression followed by a laparoscopic tubal ligation. The procedure was complicated by a severe postoperative necrotizing fasciitis infection of the carpal tunnel release incision. This has not been previously reported. The wound was poorly responsive to antibiotic therapy and serial wound debridements. Control of the woman's infection required total excision of the palmar skin and fascia. Complicating factors in this case included the woman's long history of insulin-dependent diabetes and a concomitant clean-contaminated procedure. |
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