1/26. Abdominal compartment syndrome in children: experience with three cases.BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is defined as cardiopulmonary or renal dysfunction caused by an acute increase in intraabdominal pressure. Although the condition is well described in adults, particularly trauma patients, little is known about ACS in children. methods: Three girls, ages 4, 5, and 5 years, were treated for ACS by silo decompression. Each child presented in profound shock, required massive fluid resuscitation, and had tremendous abdominal distension. The first child sustained a thoracoabdominal crush injury, underwent immediate celiotomy for splenic avulsion and a liver laceration, and required decompression 5 hours postoperatively. The second underwent ligation of her bluntly transected inferior vena cava; because of massive edema, her abdominal wall could not be closed, and prophylactic decompression had to be performed. The third presented with shock of unknown etiology, and ACS developed acutely with a bladder pressure of 26 mm Hg. RESULTS: Respiratory, renal, and hemodynamic function improved immediately in all 3 patients after decompression. Subsequently, each child underwent abdominal wall reconstruction and recovered uneventfully. CONCLUSIONS: ACS is a potentially lethal complication of severe trauma and shock in children. To prevent the development of renal or cardiopulmonary failure in these patients, decompression should be considered for acute, tense abdominal distension.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/26. Acute traumatic compartment syndrome of the foot in children.Acute traumatic compartment syndrome of the foot is a sequelae of serious injury to the foot, which, if unrecognized, may result in significant motor and sensory deficits, pain, stiffness, and deformity. It is nearly always associated with fractures, dislocations, and crush injuries to the foot. Vascular injuries and coagulopathic states are also risk factors for the development of an acute foot compartment syndrome. In children, the presentation of an acute foot compartment syndrome may be masked by the pain and edema caused by associated fractures and dislocations. A high index of suspicion is warranted in children presenting with foot injuries that are associated with foot compartment syndrome. Recognition of the signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome in the emergency room are paramount; the diagnosis is best confirmed by multiple compartment pressure readings. The urgency of diagnosis of a compartment syndrome must be underscored, as the complications of a missed foot compartment syndrome includes contractures, claw toe deformity, sensory loss, stiffness, and chronic pain. Prompt orthopaedic consultation is mandatory; urgent compartment fasciotomies are associated with a good clinical outcome.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/26. Acute noncontact compartment syndrome.Although acute compartment syndrome is considered a surgical emergency, controversies exist regarding diagnosis, surgical indications, and techniques of management. Acute compartment syndrome is associated with numerous causes, including fractures, crush injuries, burns, soft tissue injuries, and vascular trauma. Prolonged positioning of an extremity has not been previously described as a cause of compartment syndrome. The authors present a case of an acute compartment syndrome occurring because of prolonged extrication after a motor vehicle accident and without direct trauma to the involved extremity.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/26. Midpalmar space hematoma mimicking compartment syndrome of the hand.A hematoma in the midpalmar space following a crush injury produced the signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome. The clinical presentation, findings at surgery, and likely pathogenesis are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/26. Compartment syndrome.Compartment syndrome is a limb-threatening and occasionally life-threatening injury. It occurs whenever the tissue pressure (referred to as interstitial pressure) within a closed anatomic space is greater than the perfusion pressure. Untreated, compartment syndrome leads to tissue necrosis, permanent functional impairment and, if severe in large compartments, renal failure and death. Compartment syndrome can occur within any muscle group located in a compartment. It is most common following an event that severely damages a muscle, like a crushing or twisting injury. Mechanisms of injury that involve circumferential burns, ischemia and tourniquets can cause compartment syndrome. Motorcyclists who suffer lower-extermity injuries in accidents are a high-risk group. A tough membrane referred to as a fascia covers muscle groups, forming a compartment for the muscle. In normal circumstances, this arrangement allows the muscle to function more efficiently, but if the muscle is injured in any way, the fascia limits the amount of swelling that can occur. This in turn restricts the flow of blood through the affected region. The first compromised function within the compartment is the flow of lymph and venous blood. If there are sensory nerves running through the compartment, they will not function correctly, causing the numbness, tingling and, later, the pain associated with compartment syndrome. With more swelling, arterial flow is compromised, pain worsens and motor function is impaired. An artificial way of producing a compartment syndrome is to place a cast or splint around a damaged extermity, compressing it. This is a way emergency personnel can compromise an injury and cause long-term consequences for the patient. Recovery is achieved by surgically opening the compartment involved (a fasciotomy) and releasing the pressure. The muscle at first will swell outside the compartment, but then it recovers, swelling is reduced and normal function can be recovered. Prehospital treatment of extremity injuries that will prevent or limit compartment syndrome is immobilization, elevation and cooling. Recognition of the syndrome later in its course, as in this case, requires the EMT to remove the patient to an appropriate emergency department. Prehospital providers need to recognize that many mechanisms of injury can produce this syndrome, even those that seem relatively minor. All injured patients should be educated to seek care should the symptoms of numbness, deep pain and coolness to the distal extremity occur. This case involved a patient who, from a relatively minor mechanism of trauma, experienced an internal disruption of the muscle group controlling the thumb (thenar mass). The early swelling in the thenar compartment resulted in the patient experiencing a tingling sensation in his left thumb. In many cases, such an injury would be referred to as a "stinger" (a temporary neurological deficit due to a sudden and excessive stimulation of a neurologic plexus or junction). But this patient had more swelling in the compartment, resulting in a lack of circulation manifested by a cool extremity, poor capillary refill and decreased pulse oximetry. Luckily, this officer recognized the need for medical evaluation of what appeared to be a minor injury and was returned to duty with no permanent impairment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/26. Compartment syndrome of the thigh: an unusual complication after spinal surgery.Compartment syndrome of the thigh is an uncommon pathology, and its acute presentation after spinal surgery is rare. Because a large muscle mass is involved and systemic manifestations of crush syndrome and altered mental status are present, such abnormalities may lead to a delay in appropriate diagnosis and subsequent treatment. A 56-year-old man who was suspected of having a posterior compartment syndrome in the thigh after spinal decompression in the knee-chest position was evaluated clinically and with the use of a catheter for intracompartmental pressure measurement as a tool to help establish the diagnosis and monitor the evolution. Because of sciatic involvement and a demonstrated increase in the pressure in the posterior compartment with myoglobinuria and acute renal failure, prompt longitudinal fasciotomy was performed with excellent neurologic recovery and improvement of both clinical parameters and mental status.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 39.60371701756keywords = crush syndrome, crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/26. Gluteal compartment and crush syndromes. Report of three cases and review of the literature.Gluteal compartment syndromes are rare. The pathophysiology and the principles of diagnosis and treatment, however, are the same as those for leg and forearm compartment syndromes. Trauma may not be a salient feature of gluteal compartment syndromes where substance abuse and a prolonged period of unconsciousness, recumbency, or both are more typical. Because of this and the large muscle mass involved, systemic manifestations of a crush syndrome are usually present. Altered mental status and metabolic abnormalities may distract from the primary problem, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. The proximity of the sciatic nerve can result in compression induced neuropathy. Measurement of an elevated compartment pressure confirms the diagnosis. In three patients, aged 37, 31, and 37 years, prompt fasciotomy relieved muscle ischemia, preserved neurologic function, and produced a satisfactory functional result.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 198.0185850878keywords = crush syndrome, crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/26. Acute compartment syndrome of the upper arm: a report of 2 cases.compartment syndromes of the upper arm are rare clinical entities but can be a serious problem, especially in unconscious patients or those presenting with altered mental status. A high index of suspicion is needed to make an accurate diagnosis. Measuring compartment pressures is helpful, but the role of pressure measurement in the diagnosis and treatment may be secondary to the clinical examination. In patients presenting without histories of trauma, who have sustained long periods of immobilization, a suspicion of a crush syndrome should also be included during the workup of a compartment syndrome. Fasciotomy and debridement of necrotic and nonviable tissue are the treatments of choice for a patient with a compartment syndrome, but initiating medical management and providing medical stability for systemic complications resulting from a crush syndrome may be necessary prior to surgical intervention to prevent organ failure and death. overall, prognosis is improved by early diagnosis and treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 79.20743403512keywords = crush syndrome, crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/26. The exploded hand syndrome: logical evaluation and comprehensive treatment of the severely crushed hand.Severe compressive trauma to the hand presents with multiple soft-tissue and osseous manifestations that often appear unrelated, leading to underrecognition and potential undertreatment of the complex injuries. Approaching the crushed hand with a logical and systematic diagnostic plan allows surgeons to recognize the location and severity of the injury portfolio and direct comprehensive treatment. Both for emphasis and for the purpose of describing the hydraulic mechanism of tissue failure, the term exploded hand syndrome is proposed. The exploded hand connotes the compendium of clinical findings that include skin failure at the webspaces or glabrous border, atypical (usually longitudinal) fracture patterns of the tubular bones, and axial carpal dissociations. These are accompanied by extensive compromise of the interosseous musculature that is extruded or may exhibit evolving compartment syndrome. Understanding the trauma mechanism and patterns of injury in the exploded hand will maximize awareness and guide surgical reconstruction and rehabilitation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/26. Simulation of compartment syndrome by rupture of the deep femoral artery from blunt trauma.life-threatening hemorrhage of the femoral vasculature from a blunt injury to the thigh without femoral fracture has not been emphasized in the medical literature. Two cases of massive hemorrhage from the deep femoral system resulted from blunt injury to the thigh without femoral fracture. In the first case, a diagnosis of compartment syndrome was based on muscle swelling from the blunt trauma. A fasciotomy uncovered life-threatening bleeding. In the second case, which had a similar history and clinical symptoms, a vascular injury was suspected and an arteriogram was done. Disruption of the deep femoral arterial system was detected, and fluoroscopic embolization controlled the bleeding. A routine fasciotomy was then done. Both patients appeared clinically to have a thigh compartment syndrome, presumably based on injury from the crushed muscle. They both had normal arterial pulsations distal to the injured thigh. The only feature that suggested a vascular injury was a need for transfusion for hemodynamic support in excess of apparent blood loss. Arteriography, with embolization if necessary, is advised for all cases of suspected thigh compartment syndrome in which there is an unexplained need for hemodynamic support by transfusion.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = crush (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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