Look out for this rare labour complication, doctors urged
Australian doctors report on acute compartment syndrome in a woman who had just given birth: BMJ Case Reports
Doctors have been asked to be aware of the symptoms of acute compartment syndrome — a rare but unrecognised complication of labour — in women who have just given birth.
Australian doctors report on the case of a 26-year-old woman who developed the limb and life-threatening condition in her right leg after a caesarean delivery.
