Dark green blood in the operating theatre

摘要

In October, 2005, a 42-year-old man presented to our hospital, having developed a compartment syndrome in both lower legs. He was a smoker; his medical history included migraine. His regular medications were sumatriptan, which he had been taking at a dose of 200 mg per day, for several months, diclofenac, and zopiclone.Urgent fasciotomies were required. Preoperative physical examination revealed an alert white Canadian, with a rather dark complexion.