Article ; Online: First, do no harm: bilateral radial artery occlusion in a COVID-19 patient.
Journal of clinical monitoring and computing
2020 Volume 35, Issue 3, Page(s) 661–662
Abstract: ... oxygen saturation (rSO: Conclusions: Since COVID-19 patients are at increased risk for arterial occlusion ... complication associated with COVID-19, i.e., thrombosis of both radial arteries, with possible (long-term ... consequences.: The case: In our COVID-19 ICU a 49-year-old male patient was admitted, with past medical ...
| Abstract | Objective: Objective of this case report is to draw attention to a less known thrombotic complication associated with COVID-19, i.e., thrombosis of both radial arteries, with possible (long-term) consequences. The case: In our COVID-19 ICU a 49-year-old male patient was admitted, with past medical history of obesity, smoking and diabetes, but no reported atherosclerotic complications. The patient had been admitted with severe hypoxemia and multiple pulmonary emboli were CT-confirmed. ICU-treatment included mechanical ventilation and therapeutic anticoagulation. Preparing the insertion of a new radial artery catheter for invasive blood pressure measurement and blood sampling, we detected that both radial arteries were non-pulsating and occluded: (a) Sonography showed the typical anatomical localization of both radial and ulnar arteries. However, Doppler-derived flow-signals could only be obtained from the ulnar arteries. (b) To test collateral arterial supply of the hand, a pulse-oximeter was placed on the index finger. Thereafter, the ulnar artery at the wrist was compressed. This compression caused an immediate loss of the finger's pulse-oximetry perfusion signal. The effect was reversible upon release of the ulnar artery. (c) To test for collateral perfusion undetectable by pulse-oximetry, we measured regional oxygen saturation (rSO Conclusions: Since COVID-19 patients are at increased risk for arterial occlusion, it appears advisable to meticulously check for adequacy of collateral (hand-) perfusion, avoiding the harm of hand ischemia if interventions (e.g., catheterizations) at the radial or ulnar artery are intended. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Arterial Occlusive Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Arterial Occlusive Diseases/etiology ; Arterial Occlusive Diseases/physiopathology ; COVID-19/complications ; COVID-19/diagnostic imaging ; COVID-19/physiopathology ; Hand/blood supply ; Hand/diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Muscle, Skeletal/blood supply ; Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism ; Netherlands ; Oximetry ; Oxygen Consumption ; Pandemics ; Radial Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Radial Artery/physiopathology ; Regional Blood Flow ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared ; Ulnar Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Ultrasonography, Doppler |
| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-07-06 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Letter |
| ZDB-ID | 1418733-4 |
| ISSN | 1573-2614 ; 1387-1307 ; 0748-1977 |
| ISSN (online) | 1573-2614 |
| ISSN | 1387-1307 ; 0748-1977 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10877-020-00555-2 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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