Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia (Jun 2014)

Inferior venacaval compression due to excessive abdominal packing

  • M.C.B. Santhosh,
  • Rohini Bhat Pai,
  • Roopa Sachidanand,
  • Varun Byrappa,
  • Raghavendra P. Rao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjane.2013.03.012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 64, no. 3
pp. 199 – 200

Abstract

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Inferior venacaval compression is a common problem in late pregnancy. It can also occur due to compression of inferior venacava by abdominal or pelvic tumors. We report a case of acute iatrogenic inferior venacaval compression due to excessive abdominal packing during an intraabdominal surgery.

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