Amputation of multiple limbs caused by use of inotropics

Volume: 97, Issue: 5, Pages: e9800 - e9800
Published: Feb 1, 2018
Abstract
Rationale: We present 4 cases of symmetrical peripheral gangrene (SPG) associated with use of inotropic agent to elevate blood pressure. SPG is a relatively rare phenomenon characterized by symmetrical distal ischemic damage that leads to gangrene of 2 or more sites in the absence of large blood vessel obstruction, where vasoconstriction rather than thrombosis is implicated as the underlying pathophysiology. We present 4 SPG cases of the...
Paper Details
Title
Amputation of multiple limbs caused by use of inotropics
Published Date
Feb 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
97
Issue
5
Pages
e9800 - e9800
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