Adjunctive treatment of compartment syndrome with hyperbaric oxygen

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 577-579

  Fitzpatrick, Daniel T ^a   Murphy, Paul T ^a   Bryce, Michelle ^a  

^a Lyster Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EDEMA; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

EID: 0031875841     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.8.577     Document Type: Article

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