Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões (Sep 2022)
Acute Compartment Syndrome exists and can lead to irreversible outcomes if not treated in time
Abstract
ABSTRACT ACS is a potentially lethal condition caused by any event that produces an increase in IAP, inducing systemic collapse, tissue hypoperfusion and organ dysfunction. Thus, ACS is not exclusively a problem of the traumatic and surgical patient population.Iatrogenic ACS predisposes patients to multiple organ failure if no urgent action is taken.
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