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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859 EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 52, No. 2, 2006, pp. 136-138
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Bioline Code: jp06041
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2006, pp. 136-138
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Case Report- Skin necrosis in a critically ill patient due to a blood pressure cuff
Devbhandari MohanP, Shariff Z, Duncan AJ
Abstract
The non-invasive method of blood pressure measurement is regarded as a safe procedure and the reports of any serious complications are rare. We report a unique case of extensive skin necrosis due to an intermittently inflating blood pressure cuff in a 65-year-old critically ill lady following a third time redo mitral valve surgery. A brief review of the literature on complications associated with noninvasive method of measurement of blood pressure is presented along with possible mechanisms of skin injury and ways to avoid it.
Keywords
Skin necrosis, blood pressure cuff
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