Compartment syndrome in multiple uninjured extremities: A case report

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-129

  Hoang, Chuong ^a   Porter, John M ^b   Ursic, Caesar M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; FASCIOTOMY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; LIMB INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPERATION DURATION; RESUSCITATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMINAL INJURY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HYPOTENSION; ILIAC ARTERY; INJURY; INTESTINE; LIMB; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; ILIAC ARTERY; INTESTINES; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0036484401     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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