COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AFTER PRESSURIZED INFUSION
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Compartment syndrome after pressurized infusion.
Compartment syndrome is caused by any condition which increases interstitial pressure within a muscle compartment to the extent that blood flow is compromised. It is seen classically after trauma to an extremity with crush injury, vascular damage or subsequent tight bandaging. Its sequelae may include irreversible neural and muscular damage secondary to the ischaemic insult. Previously describe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/67.3.332