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Review
. 2004 Jul-Sep;11(3):161-6.

[Compartment syndrome]

[Article in Portuguese]
José Maria Rossello Rodriguez  1
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  • PMID: 15558113
Review

[Compartment syndrome]

[Article in Portuguese]
José Maria Rossello Rodriguez. Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc. 2004 Jul-Sep.

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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