Lower limb compartment syndrome associated with the lithotomy position: Concepts and perspectives for the urologist

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 792-799

  Mumtaz, F H ^a,b   Chew, H ^a   Gelister, J S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LITHOTOMY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UROLOGY;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LEG; POSTURE; RISK FACTORS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036431726     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.03016.x     Document Type: Article

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