Acute compartment syndrome masked by intravenous morphine from a patient-controlled analgesia pump

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 387-389

  Harrington, P ^a   Bunola, J ^b   Jennings, A J ^a   Bush, D J ^a   Smith, R M ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MINIPUMP; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034213286     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00308-3     Document Type: Article

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