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The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1996
Presented is a case of a thoracic gunshot wound resulting in descending thoracic aortic and biventricular cardiac injuries. Successful management of these wounds allowed the development of an unusual and previously undescribed complication of thoracic trauma--thoracic compartment syndrome.
L J, Kaplan, S Z, Trooskin, T A, Santora
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Presented is a case of a thoracic gunshot wound resulting in descending thoracic aortic and biventricular cardiac injuries. Successful management of these wounds allowed the development of an unusual and previously undescribed complication of thoracic trauma--thoracic compartment syndrome.
L J, Kaplan, S Z, Trooskin, T A, Santora
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Abdominal compartment syndrome
Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2005Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), the pathophysiologic implications of elevated intraabdominal pressure (IAP), have detrimental effects on all organ systems and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians, 1977
On physical examination his blood pressure was 130/ 80; pulse rate was 100 beats per minute; temperature 37.2 C (99 F), and he was alert and oriented. He had moderate weakness of grasp and dorsiflexion of the left hand. Sensation and deep tendon reflexes of the upper extremities were normal.
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On physical examination his blood pressure was 130/ 80; pulse rate was 100 beats per minute; temperature 37.2 C (99 F), and he was alert and oriented. He had moderate weakness of grasp and dorsiflexion of the left hand. Sensation and deep tendon reflexes of the upper extremities were normal.
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Orthopaedic Nursing, 1996
Chronic compartment syndrome (CCS) is a possible explanation of leg pain in the exercising patient. This review article provides background information on CCS, focusing on its most frequent site of occurrence, i.e., the lower leg. Clinical history, diagnosis, compartmental tissue pressure measurement, conservative therapy, surgical intervention ...
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Chronic compartment syndrome (CCS) is a possible explanation of leg pain in the exercising patient. This review article provides background information on CCS, focusing on its most frequent site of occurrence, i.e., the lower leg. Clinical history, diagnosis, compartmental tissue pressure measurement, conservative therapy, surgical intervention ...
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Abdominal compartment syndrome.
Minerva chirurgica, 2010Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) are frequently encountered in critically ill patients and carry a high morbidity and mortality risk. Despite these facts, IAH/ACS are still overlooked by many physicians and therefore timely diagnosis is not made and treatment is often inadequate. All clinicians should be aware
Mayer, D +5 more
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Orthopaedic Nursing, 1991
Orthopaedic nurses must be continually alert for the dreaded complication of fractures, acute compartment syndrome (ACS). This article reviews the current literature on predisposing factors, pathophysiology (including systemic factors), assessments, various diagnostic methods, and treatments of patients at risk for, or encountering, ACS. A nursing care
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Orthopaedic nurses must be continually alert for the dreaded complication of fractures, acute compartment syndrome (ACS). This article reviews the current literature on predisposing factors, pathophysiology (including systemic factors), assessments, various diagnostic methods, and treatments of patients at risk for, or encountering, ACS. A nursing care
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2002N A, Stassen +3 more
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