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Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit
Joint Authors
Juhl, Christian Svendsen
Ballegaard, Martin
Bestle, Morten H.
Tfelt-Hansen, Peer
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Meralgia paresthetica (MP) is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) caused by external compression of the nerve during its course close to the anterior superior iliac spine.
We present a case of a patient with acute respiratory distress induced by Legionella pneumonia who was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for mechanical ventilation.
In the ICU, the patient received one session of prone position ventilation for 8.5 consecutive hours.
At evaluation six months later, the patient reported persistent bilateral numbness of the anterolateral thigh, which he complained had begun right after he woke up at the ICU.
He was referred for further neurological and neurophysiological examination and was diagnosed with bilateral MP, a condition never previously described as a complication to mechanical ventilation in prone position in the ICU.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Juhl, Christian Svendsen& Ballegaard, Martin& Bestle, Morten H.& Tfelt-Hansen, Peer. 2016. Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100447
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Juhl, Christian Svendsen…[et al.]. Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100447
American Medical Association (AMA)
Juhl, Christian Svendsen& Ballegaard, Martin& Bestle, Morten H.& Tfelt-Hansen, Peer. Meralgia Paresthetica after Prone Positioning Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100447
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100447