Compartment Syndrome
Severe pancreatitis complicated by abdominal compartment syndrome managed with decompressive laparotomy: a case report
... Although pancreatitis is often encountered in critically ill patients, abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) as a complication is rarely encountered. It occurs in at least 15% of patients with severe ...
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Non-Invasive Detection of Compartment Syndrome Using Radio Frequency Wave
... of Compartment Syndrome (CS) could affect blood flow to muscles, nerves, and as a result could causes permanent damage to tissues and nerves with risk of amputations and even ...of compartment ...
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Acute morbidity and complications of thigh compartment syndrome: A report of 26 cases
... Thigh compartment syndrome remains a rare clinical entity with only two complete series reported in the English literature comprised of 45 patients ...lower compartment pressures ...on ...
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<p>Chronic exertional compartment syndrome: current management strategies</p>
... exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is an underdiagnosed condition that causes lower and upper extremity pain in certain at-risk ...endoscopy-assisted compartment release has pro- vided high ...
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Anterior Compartment Syndrome after an Achilles Tendon Repair: A Case Report
... Compartment syndrome after rupture of the Achilles tendon has not been described in textbooks, and there are only 3 previously reported cases (Table 1) ...anterior compartment syndrome was not ...
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Controlled peritoneal drainage improves survival in children with abdominal compartment syndrome
... ACS: Abdominal compartment syndrome; APP: Abdominal perfusion pressure; IAP: Intra-abdominal pressure; MAP: Mean arterial pressure; KDIGO: Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes; PCD: [r] ...
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Adder bite: an uncommon cause of compartment syndrome in northern hemisphere
... Snakebite envenomation is an uncommon condition in the northern hemisphere, but requires high vigilance with regard to both the systemic effects of the venom and the locoregional impact on the soft tissues. Bites from ...
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Compartment Syndrome following Bothrops Snakebite Leads to Decompressive Fasciotomies
... subfascial compartment, and treatment is delayed [11–14]. In contrast to compartment syndrome pathophysi- ology as a consequence of trauma, which primarily results from an increased pressure within ...
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Pathophysiology of Compartment Syndrome
... argued that when Volkmann’s ischemic contracture is explored, no arterial lesion is found and hence, a spasm upstream must exist. He discredited the theory of venous occlusion and elevated pressure, stating that ...
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Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in the Forearm of a Collegiate Softball Pitcher
... exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is classically defined as a condition presenting with recur- rent, ephemeral increases in pressures of confined muscle compartments during ...Acute compartment ...
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Pediatric critical care nurses' experience with abdominal compartment syndrome
... Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome associated with multi-system effects of elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in critically ill ...
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<p>Orbital Compartment Syndrome: An Update With Review Of The Literature</p>
... Abstract: Orbital compartment syndrome (OCS) is a potentially blinding condition char- acterized by a rapid increase in intra-orbital pressure. OCS is most commonly seen in the context of intra-orbital ...
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Anterior Tibial Compartment Syndrome in a Child: An Unusual Complication of Cardiac Catheterization
... signal from the posterior tibial artery. These findings were felt to be consistent with an anterior compartment syndrome and the child underwent a fasciotomy. Tense but viable anterior t[r] ...
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Therapeutic Application of Carbon Monoxide in Acute Limb Compartment Syndrome
... Compartment syndrome poses a challenging problem. Aside from the gold standard of fasciotomy and supportive treatment to prevent other systemic sequelae during the recovery period, few other treatment ...
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Caused by Massive Pyonephrosis in an Infant with Primary Obstructive Megaureter
... Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is associated with high mortality if unrecognized and untreated [1–3]. It may be caused by any condition that increases the volume of the abdominal or retroperitoneal ...
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Acute compartment syndrome of the forearm as a rare complication of toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report
... Case presentation: A 62-year-old Caucasian man with a generalized macular-vesicular rash involving 90% of his body surface area and mucous membranes, as well as impaired renal and hepatic functions following ingestion of ...
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Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome associated with hypovolemic shock and compartment syndrome. Use of transpulmonary thermodilution technique for volume management
... and compartment pressure can be per- formed by ...as compartment pressure increases above the mean arterial pressure, fasciotomy should be performed in cases of SCLS with hypotension and severe ...
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Strategies for modulating the inflammatory response after decompression from abdominal compartment syndrome
... Abdominal compartment syndrome in the open abdo- men As indicated earlier, the fluidity of indications for the open abdomen, especially in the setting of abdom- inal trauma and risk factors known to harbor ...
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Single minimal incision fasciotomy for chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the lower leg
... The main finding of the present study is that this min- imally invasive fasciotomy through a single incision is safe and effective for management of chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the leg, ...
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Systemic capillary leak syndrome associated with a rare abdominal and four limb compartment syndrome: a case report
... leak syndrome is a rare and life threatening disease characterized by periodic episodes of hypovolemic shock due to leakage of plasma from the intravascular to the extravascular ...leak syndrome who ...
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