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Bilateral Pink Pulseless Hand as a Result of Brachıal Artery Catheterisation

İbrahim Avşin Öztürk(Health Sciences University, Regional Education and Research Hospital, Orthopaedic and Traumatology- Hand Surgery Clinic, Erzurum, Turkey)0000-0002-7672-4270
Ahmet Köse(Health Sciences University, Regional Education and Research Hospital, Orthopaedic and Traumatology- Hand Surgery Clinic, Erzurum, Turkey)0000-0002-7744-1029
Muhammed Çağatay Engin(Atatürk University, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Erzurum, Turkey)0000-0002-9302-9587
Murat Topal(Kastamonu University, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Kastamonu, Turkey)0000-0002-5114-4691
Ali Bilge(Canakkale 18 March University, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Çanakkale, Turkey)0000-0002-8277-8697
Pages
40–42
Publication Date
2018-03-12
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In pink pulseness hand cases where close monitoring can be applied, good results are obtained without surgical exploration.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In emergency services, Intravenous catheters are most useful instruments to hidrate patients, administrate drugs fast and get serial blood sample with a single invasive procedure emergency departments.
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Key Findings & Data:The presented case is a 3-days old infant with no trauma history to the upper extremities but showing up with bilateral, pink, pulseless hand secondary to accidental arterial vascular injury during venous catheterization.
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Conclusion & Impact:In pink pulseness hand cases where close monitoring can be applied, good results are obtained without surgical exploration.
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⚙️Variables:Bilateral brakial arter · Pembe nabızsız el · Kateterizasyon

Abstract

In emergency services, Intravenous catheters are most useful instruments to hidrate patients, administrate drugs fast and get serial blood sample with a single invasive procedure emergency departments. Accidentally, the venous catheters may be introduced into arteries ending up with pulseless hands. Following up pink pulseness hands is an important concept to rescue the extremity. The presented case is a 3-days old infant with no trauma history to the upper extremities but showing up with bilateral, pink, pulseless hand secondary to accidental arterial vascular injury during venous catheterization. Pink pulseness hand treatment is still controversial in the literature. In pink pulseness hand cases where close monitoring can be applied, good results are obtained without surgical exploration.

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İntravenöz kateterler acil servislerde hastaları hidrate etmek, hızlı ilaç uygulamak ve tek bir invaziv işlem ile seri kan örneği almak için en kullanışlı araçlardır. Venöz kateterler kazara artere uygulanabilmektedir ve bu durum klinikte nabızsız el tablosuna neden olabilmektedir. Pembe nabızsız elin takibi ekstremiteyi kurtarmak için çok önemli bir prosedürdür. Sunmuş olduğumuz vaka üst ekstremitede herhangi bir travma öyküsü olmayan, ancak venöz kateterizasyon sırasında kaza ile arteryel vasküler yaralanmaya sekonder gelişen bilateral pembe nabızsız el ile başvuran 3 günlük infanttır. Pembe nabızsız el tedavisi hala literatürde tartışmalıdır. Yakın izlem uygulanabilen pembe nabızsız el olgularında yakın takip uygulanabilir ve cerrahi eksplorasyon olmadan iyi sonuçlar elde edilebilmektedir .

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Köse, A., Engin, M. Ç., Topal, M., Bilge, A. (2018). Bilateral Pink Pulseless Hand as a Result of Brachıal Artery Catheterisation. Acta Medica Alanya, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 1, 40–42. https://doi.org/10.30565/medalanya.373777

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