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Crush syndrome (also traumatic rhabdomyolysis or Bywaters' syndrome) is a medical condition characterized by major shock and kidney failure after a crushing injury to skeletal muscle.
Jul 21, 2011 · Crush syndrome: Also termed rhabdomyolysis, involves a series of metabolic changes produced due to an injury of the skeletal muscles of such a severity as to cause a disruption of cellular integrity and release of its contents into the circulation.
Oct 5, 2023 · Crush injury and crush syndrome – Severe crush injury results from direct physical trauma to the tissues caused by an external crushing force. Crush syndrome can also manifest in other situations where tissue becomes compressed (eg, prolonged immobilization, extremity compartment syndrome).
Aug 31, 2023 · Primary disasters have the potential to result in mass casualty events involving crush syndrome (CS) and other serious injuries. Prehospital providers and emergency clinicians stand on the front lines of these patients’ evaluation and treatment.
Jan 26, 2024 · Crush Syndrome: prolonged ischaemic and muscular damage -> rhabdomyolysis and reperfusion injury on release; limb often initially numb with a peripheral pulse -> rapid swelling with compartment syndrome.
Oct 22, 2018 · Crush syndrome is a medical condition characterized by significant systemic symptoms resulting from toxins released by crushed muscle tissue. Crush injuries are commonly seen in...
Jul 5, 2023 · The syndrome of rhabdomyolysis: Complications and treatment. Eur J Intern Med . 2008; 19 (8): p.568-574. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.037 . | Open in Read by QxMD
Jan 17, 2019 · Crush Injury: Compression of extremities or other parts of the body that causes muscle swelling and/or neurological disturbances. Crush Syndrome: Crush injury with systemic manifestations.
Jul 1, 2023 · Crush injury occurs with direct physical trauma to the human body. It may result in asphyxia, severe orthopedic injury, hypotension, organ injury, AKI, sepsis, and ARDS. Crush syndrome is the systemic manifestation of severe, traumatic muscle injury.
Mar 4, 2010 · Crush syndrome can present with any patient that is trapped under a crushing weight for a significant length of time, especially if the time exceeds four hours. These patients may be...
