What Causes Swollen Arm After Blood Is Drawn?
Swollen Arm after failed Venus puncture for blood donation
Detailed Answer:
Brief Ans-Swollen Arm after failed Venus puncture for blood donation
Hi,Welcome for your query to HCM.
Read your query details and reviewed it with your health concerns of Swollen arm,where the Venus puncture failed.
My Impression-and Suggestions-
Based on the facts of your query,In My opinion,first failed attempt caused the air bubble,which gave rise to a failed Venus Puncture by a supervisor.The clot coming history is intriguing,as she seems to be healthy girl,and is the result of a failed Venus puncture with air bubble history.
In all this failed Venus Puncture rush/hush,it seems ,all forgot to compress the Venus puncture site.
A slow leak in next 2 hours lead to the swollen arm problem which you had.
Suggestions for the Treatment-
At Home-
Pressure at the failed Venus Puncture Site for 15 minutes in your case.
Rest /Elevation- for another 2 hrs.
At ER-
If the swelling of the affected arm does not regress,shift her to ER of nearby hospital.
Where Er Doctor would do Bleeding profile tests like BT(Bleeding Time)/CT(Clotting time) and Prothrombine Time(PT)
and Factor VIII and other deficiencies to find out the probable cause of the the continuous blood leak which occurred in your daughter's case.
-They may admit if blood pressure is low or would discharge her depending on situation.
Treatment with Drugs-
Tab Chymotrypsin Tab-/ Thrombophobe oint
Antibiotics -preventive doses of Ciplox Tab 500 mgm /
Rest Elevation at Home,and follow up daily for first 3 days time.
This is how I would plan / suggest to treat her in this emergency for your daughter and YOU.
Theme of management-To rule out the Deficiency of Bleeding factors,which could have caused this issue in your daughter, and for that Er
Physician would be needed.A casual attitude could create problem for your daughter.
Welcome for any further query or Give me more information if you want to ask more, Which I would love to treat it in next session.
Hope this reply would satisfy you and would help you to plan further treatment for your daughter in this hour of emergency for YOU Both.
Await any further query in this regard./If non questions , I will appreciate YOU,to write excellent feedback comments to express your experience in this emergency,to help the needy patients like YOU,at My clinic in HCM services.
Wishing fast recovery to your daughter.Keep Me updated if need be,so as to help you.
Good Day!!
Wrong Venus Puncture/not in the artery?
Detailed Answer:
Brief Ans-Wrong Venus Puncture/not in the artery?
Don't Worry At all.It would recover by morning by Rest/Elevation
Hi,Thanks for the update.
In view of the past normal story,and after reviewing the attached photo's don't worry at all.
Its just a failed Venus Puncture and not a arterial puncture as you fear,from what it looks as in the updated photographs of the affected arm
No need to go for tests,after I inspected your both the photos of the the arm in question.
Take treatment if need be after script if need be / or else no need even for that,as its very minor thing which Your body would take care off,by Morning.
So Don't worry.
Welcome for any further query or Give me more information if you want to ask more, Which I would love to treat it in next session.
Hope this reply would satisfy you and would help you to plan further treatment for your daughter in this hour of emergency for YOU Both.
Await any further query in this regard./If non questions , I will appreciate YOU,to write excellent feedback comments to express your experience in this emergency,to help the needy patients like YOU,at My clinic in HCM services.
Wishing fast recovery to your daughter.Keep Me updated if need be,so as to help you.
Good Day!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Consultant
M.S.Genl-CVTS