A Case of Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Use of a Pneumatic Tourniquet during Arthroscopic Knee Surgery.
10.3904/kjim.2010.25.1.105
- Author:
Yong Gu LEE
1
;
Woong PARK
;
Sang Hoon KIM
;
Sang Pil YUN
;
Hun JEONG
;
Hyung Jong KIM
;
Dong Ho YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea. dhyang@cha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rhabdomyolysis;
Tourniquets;
Kidney failure, acute
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anterior Cruciate Ligament/injuries/surgery;
*Arthroscopy/statistics & numerical data;
Humans;
Kidney Failure/etiology/radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography;
Knee Joint/*surgery;
Male;
Postoperative Complications/etiology/radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography;
Rhabdomyolysis/*etiology/radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography;
Tourniquets/*adverse effects
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2010;25(1):105-109
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The common causes of rhabdomyolysis include trauma, hypoxia, drugs, toxins, infections and hyperthermia. Operative insults, including direct trauma and ischemia, have the potential to cause the development of rhabdomyolysis. Pneumatic tourniquets used during arthroscopic knee surgery to prevent blood loss have led to many complications such as nerve paralysis and vascular injuries. Rhabdomyolysis can also be caused by prolonged pneumatic tourniquet application without a midapplication release, and also from an increased application pressure, but the actual incidence of this is low. In order to prevent rhabdomyolysis, the clinicians must be aware of such risks and follow strict guidelines for the application time, the midapplication release and also the inflation pressure. Vigorous hydration and postoperative patient surveillance are helpful to prevent rhabdomyolysis. We have recently experienced a case of rhabdomyolysis after the arthroscopic knee surgery, and the rhabdomyolysis could have been associated with the use of a pneumatic tourniquet.
