Lower limb compartment syndrome as a complication of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: The UK experience

BJU International

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 485-488

  Pridgeon, Simon ^a   Bishop, Conrad V ^b   Adshead, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compartment syndrome; complication; prostate cancer; prostatectomy; robot

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEARNING CURVE; LOWER LIMB COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPLICATION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 84880773083     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bju.12201     Document Type: Article

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