Marilyn Hughes VSIM Medical Surgical (RNSG 1261)
Marilyn Hughes VSIM Medical Surgical (RNSG 1261) You asked the patient if she could feel her toes. She replied: 'My left foot feels really numb.' 9:57 A patient handoff was performed. A potential complication of fracture, compartment syndrome in an extremity is a limb-threatening condition that occurs when perfusion pressure falls below tissue pressure within a closed anatomic compartment. Without prompt intervention, the decrease in blood flow to tissues results in ischemia. Frequent assessment of neurovascular function after fracture is essential
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