Cardiac arrest caused by reperfusion injury after lumbar paraspinal compartment syndrome.

Reperfusion of ischemic tissue is associated with a characteristic pattern of cellular injury that can result in serious systemic and local effects. Ischemia-reperfusion syndrome (IRS) has been documented in a number of clinical situations, including the release of tense fascial compartments in the extremities. Although the lumbar paraspinal musculature is susceptible to fascial compartment syndrome, there are no reported cases of a paraspinal compartment syndrome initiating ischemia-reperfusion injury.