Reflex sympathetic dystrophy following arterial blood gas sampling in the intensive care setting

C Criscuolo; G Nepper; S Buchalter

doi:10.1378/chest.108.2.578

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy following arterial blood gas sampling in the intensive care setting

Chest. 1995 Aug;108(2):578-80. doi: 10.1378/chest.108.2.578.

Authors

C Criscuolo¹, G Nepper, S Buchalter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.

PMID: 7634906
DOI: 10.1378/chest.108.2.578

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman developed signs and symptoms consistent with reflex sympathetic dystrophy in her left upper extremity following arterial puncture. Diagnosis was confirmed by bone scan, and sympathetic blockade with intravenous regional bretylium completely relieved her severe, intractable pain.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Autonomic Nerve Block
Blood Gas Analysis
Bretylium Compounds
Critical Care*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pain, Intractable / diagnosis
Pain, Intractable / etiology
Pain, Intractable / therapy
Punctures / adverse effects*
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / diagnosis
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / etiology*
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / therapy
Respiratory Insufficiency / complications
Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy

Substances

Bretylium Compounds
bretylium