TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 60. Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Limb: Implications for Regional
                                                                Anesthesia
A1  - Sala-Blanch, Xavier
A1  - De Andrés, José
A1  - Barron, Alton
A1  - Hobeika, Paul
A1  - Cohen, Adam
A1  - Somasundaram, Lakshmanasamy
A2  - Hadzic, Admir
Y1  - 2007
N1  - 
T2  - NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
AB  - Compartment  syndrome  is  an  orthopedic  emergency.  It  is  an  acute  condition  of  the  limbs  in  which  the  pressure  of  isolated  or  groups  of  compartments  increases  dramatically  and  limits  local  soft  tissue  perfusion  to  the  point  of  ischemic  necrosis.  Regional  anesthesia  may  mask  the  signs  and  symptoms  of  compartment  syndrome,  so  practitioners  should  be  alert  to  patient  risk  factors,  clinical  presentation,  and  management  of  this  potentially  limb-threatening  condition.  The  musculoskeletal  structures  of  the  limbs  are  enclosed  within  compartments  created  by  investing,  inelastic  sheets  of  fascia  that  have  a  limited  ability  to  expand.  These  compartments  contain  skeletal  muscles  that  form  the  bulk  of  their  contents,  along  with  the  neurovascular  structures  that  pass  through  the  compartment.  If  missed,  compartment  syndrome1  can  be  a  life-  and  limb-threatening  condition.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3507113
ER  -