Acute gastric dilatation causing fatal outcome in a young female with eating disorder: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2015.68.2.188
- Author:
Seung Mok YOUM
1
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Jeong Rim LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. manya@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abdominal compartment syndrome;
Acute gastric distension;
Eating disorders
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Anesthesia;
Bulimia;
Bulimia Nervosa;
Eating;
Feeding and Eating Disorders*;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Fatal Outcome*;
Female;
Gastric Dilatation*;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension;
Laparotomy;
Leg;
Resuscitation;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2015;68(2):188-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 21-year-old female with a history of bulimia nervosa came to the emergency room due to severe abdominal pain after excessive eating five hours previously. On arrival at the emergency room, extreme abdominal distension was detected and the patient's legs changed color. Computed tomography suggested severe gastric dilatation, so abdominal compartment syndrome was suspected and an emergent laparotomy was supposed to be conducted. Though anesthesia was induced without event, abrupt hemodynamic collapse developed just after the operation started. In spite of active resuscitation for 29 min, the patient did not recover and expired. As the incidence of eating disorders is increasing, anesthesiologists should keep in mind the possibility of abdominal compartment syndrome in patients with a recent history of binge eating, and prepare optimal anesthetic and resuscitation remedies against sudden deteriorations of a patient's condition.
