Acute compartment syndrome of the extremities
In a retrospective study of 1,184 patients investigating the use of continuous intra-compartmental pressure monitoring for the diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome reported an estimated [...]
Pressure Measurement: Surrogate of Ischemia
United States trauma surgeons reported that the clinical assessment using the intra-compartmental pressure monitor, should be utilized in the awake patient and continuous monitoring using the [...]
Acute compartment syndrome of the limb
Monitoring of the intra-compartmental pressure should be routine in any unconscious, sedated and uncooperative patient. If the delta pressure remains less than 30 mmHg, in the presence of [...]
Acute compartment syndrome: obtaining diagnosis, providing treatment, and minimizing medicolegal risk
Data shows 6% of all malpractice claims against orthopaedic surgeons are ACS related with 50% ruled in favor of the patient versus 25% of overall claims against the same group. It also showed a [...]
Diagnosing acute compartment syndrome – where have we got to?
The most common threshold used by clinicians when assessing compartment pressures remains the delta pressure. The delta pressure is the result of the diastolic blood pressure minus the [...]
Acute Compartment Syndrome after an Olecranon Fracture in a Patient with Mild Hemophilia B
Failure to recognize compartment syndrome in even mild forms can lead to irreversible tissue necrosis within 6h resulting in the loss of function, neurologic deficits, and limb amputations. The [...]
