Diastolic blood pressure in patients with tibia fractures under anaesthesia: Implications for the diagnosis of compartment syndrome

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-103

  Kakar, Sanjeev ^a   Firoozabadi, Reza ^b   McKean, Jason ^c   Tornetta III, Paul ^a,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Boston Medical Center ^*

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

P; Compartment syndrome; Diastolic blood pressure; Level of Evidence: Therapeutic Level IV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIBIA FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 33847174664     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e318032c4f4     Document Type: Article

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