Journal article
Acute compartment syndrome: Reducing the risk
- Abstract:
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Acute limb compartment syndrome is a surgical emergency characterized by raised pressure within an unyielding tissue compartment. Although there is commonly a history of trauma there are a number of causes of compartment syndrome, which includes iatrogenic insults. The key clinical feature of a compartment syndrome in the conscious patient is severe pain out of proportion to the injury and aggravated by passive muscle stretch. Intracompartmental pressure measurements remain the only objective...
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- Journal:
- Clinical Risk
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 114-118
- Publication date:
- 2008-05-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1356-2622
- Source identifiers:
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228231
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:228231
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:228231
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2008
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