Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran Archives of Iranian Medicine 1029-2977 15 6 2012 06 01 Continuous Sedation-analgesia Delays Diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome in a Patient with Intra-aortic Balloon Pump 0 0 EN Khosro Barkhordari Fardin Yousefshahi Mohammad Reza Khajavi Abbasali Karimi Journal Article Compartment syndrome is a rare, devastating complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP). Prompt diagnosis is based on symptoms and signs and is paramount for limb rescue. This report describes a CABG patient with IABP in whom receiving continuous analgesia-sedation obscured the symptoms of compartment syndrome.