Iatrogenic Pseudoaneurysm After Continuous Adductor Canal Block. Issue 9 (1st November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cappelleri, Gianluca; Molinari, Pietro; Stanco, Antonella
• Is Part Of: A & A case reports. Volume 7:Issue 9(2016:Nov.)
• Publication Date: 2016-11-01
• Subjects: Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; Anesthesiology; Analgesia; Anesthesiology; Periodicals; 617.9605
• DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000386
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2325-7237

Abstract

Abstract : No major complications have been associated with the ultrasound-guided continuous adductor canal block (cACB). We present a case of iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm in a branch of the superficial femoral artery in a 44-year-old patient after a cACB for knee surgery. Both anesthesia and surgery were completed uneventfully. The postoperative day 3 examination showed a complete quadricep impairment and a large hematoma in a medial-anterior part of the thigh, and laboratory tests reported hemoglobin = 7.2 g dL −1 . The computed tomography scan revealed the pseudoaneurysm (16 × 16 × 18 mm) that was successfully embolized after selective catheterization. The patient was discharged regularly on postoperative day 12.