Traumatic rhabdomyolysis (crush syndrome) in the rural setting

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-39

  Rosedale, K J ^a   Wood, D ^a  

^a Ngwelezane Hospital Emergency Department   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CREATININE; POTASSIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RURAL AREA; TRAUMATIC RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CREATINE KINASE; CRUSH SYNDROME; DIURETICS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RENAL DIALYSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84255191572     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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