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Episode 28 - Extremity Compartment Syndrome
Trauma ICU Rounds
English - October 07, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBLife Sciences Science Education critical care intensive care trauma surgery acute care surgery emergency general surgery medical education foam Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What are the 5 or 6 Ps? If you answered Pain, Pain, Pain, Pain, Pain, and Pain, you can go right ahead and skip this episode. Extremity compartment syndrome is an acute surgical emergency and requires a HIGH index of suspicion in order to make the diagnosis. Therapy consists of fasciotomy. If left untreated, numerous complications and sequelae may develop including AKI and even death.