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A Novel Non-invasive Method for the Detection of Elevated Intra-compartmental Pressures of the Leg
Published on: May 31, 2019
[Compartment syndrome]
José Maria Rossello Rodriguez1
1Clinicas Universitárias de Cirurgia Vascular, Hospital de St Maria, Lisboa.
Abstract:
The compartment syndrome is a common and severe clinical condition within the scope of peripheral vascular surgery and it is accompanied by a high risk of a limb loss or even the patients' death. Its etiology is linked to the acute limb ischemia or trauma and its management consists essentially in the descompressive fasciotomies, associated to diverse pharmacological agents with doubtful efficacy. The main features of this clinical entity and the criteria for therapeutic interventions are subjected to analysis and discussion.
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