Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2009
A 46-year-old patient is to be prepared to the operation on account of stomach cancer. Preoperative preparation involves infusion therapy. It was injected up to 3 l of solutions into his right lunar vein. On the next day he got tensive pain in the region of his right shoulder. Examination of interior brachial surface revealed an oblong area of hyperemia, skin edema and painful cord. What complication is it?
Answer options
- Phlegmon of paravenous cellular tissue
- Acute thrombophlebitis
- Vein puncture and edema of paravenous cellular tissue
- Necrosis of paravenous cellular tissue
- Acute lymphangitis
Correct answer
Acute thrombophlebitis
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