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Abdominal compartment syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Saudi Medicine, 2007
The term abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) describes the clinical manifestations of the pathologic elevation of the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP).
Sanda Robert
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Paraspinal Compartment Syndrome Associated with Opioid Overdose: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Compartment syndrome is an emergent condition of increased pressure within a muscle compartment. The paraspinal region is a rare location for compartment syndrome and is typically secondary to exertion, trauma, or surgery.
Terrence Habiyaremye   +2 more
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Orbital Compartment Syndrome

open access: yesBeyoglu Eye Journal, 2019
Orbital compartment syndrome (OCS) is a true ophthalmological emergency. It develops as a result of an acute rise in intra-orbital pressure, and if not treated immediately, damage to the optic disc and retina will lead to irreversible vision loss.
Burak Turgut   +2 more
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A Pain in the Butt: A Case Series of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome

open access: yesClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Gluteal compartment syndrome is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose form of compartment syndrome. Case Series: We present three patients with gluteal compartment syndrome and review the clinical presentation, imaging, and laboratory findings ...
Jessica Ray Jackson, Kraftin Schreyer
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Abdominal compartment syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 1997
Two cases of abdominal compartment syndrome are described and the pathophysiology associated with it is reviewed.The first patient was a 46-yr-old man who sustained extensive blunt abdominal injuries following a fall. The second was a 54-yr-old man involved in a motor vehicle accident with blunt abdominal trauma.
S T, Reeves   +3 more
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Refractory compartment syndrome after antivenom administration for an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake bite requiring fasciotomy for limb salvage: A case report

open access: yesTrauma Case Reports, 2023
Case: 56-year-old male who developed post-snakebite compartment syndrome (PSCS) of the upper extremity which was refractory to antivenom administration. He had elevated compartment pressure measurements in his upper extremity.
Daniel R. Cavazos   +4 more
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Lower leg compartment syndrome detected by peripheral angiography

open access: yesIndian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2021
Compartment syndrome occurs when the pressure within a defined compartmental space increases past a critical pressure threshold jeopardizing the blood supply. Compartment syndrome can occur in any area of the body with closed compartments. The below-knee
Sanjeev Kumar Singla
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Baseball Related Injuries: A Case Report on Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm

open access: yesCase Reports in Orthopedics, 2022
Acute compartment syndrome is a difficult diagnosis to make due to its wide range of clinical presentations. Delay or misdiagnosis can cause devastating consequences such as Volkmann’s ischemic contracture, permanent nerve damage, amputation, and death ...
Charles B. Pasque, Christopher Hendrix
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Compartment Syndrome following Intramedullary Nail Fixation in Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2023
Introduction: Compartment syndrome complicating intramedullary nailing of closed tibia fractures has been described as early as the 1980s, but currently remains less described in literature compared to compartment syndrome directly following trauma ...
Chng E   +3 more
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Management of abdominal compartment syndrome after transurethral resection of the prostate [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2015
Acute abdominal compartment syndrome is most commonly associated with blunt abdominal trauma, although it has been seen after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, liver transplantation, pancreatitis, and massive volume resuscitation.
Megan M. Gaut, Jaime Ortiz
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