Crush syndrome due to drug-induced compartment syndrome: A rare condition not to be overlooked

Surgery Today

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 558-565

  Golling, Markus ^a   Fonouni, Hamidreza ^b   Mehrabi, Arianeb ^b   McArthur, Nicholas ^b   Huber, Franz Xaver ^b  

^a Surgical Clinic   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Crush syndrome; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CREATINE KINASE; DIAMORPHINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CRUSH SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REOPERATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651146619     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-009-3928-6     Document Type: Article

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