Comparison and convergence of compartment syndrome techniques: a narrative review

Sharma, Naveen; Sharma, Nitin Mohan; Sharma, Apurva; Mirza, Sarfaraj

doi:10.1080/17434440.2023.2206020

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“…In low- and middle-income countries, clinicians rely on a physical examination of the patient to diagnose compartment syndrome. Many non-invasive approaches such as ultrasound assessment have the potential to be used to diagnose compartment syndrome caused by snakebites [ 45 , 46 ].…”

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Children Growing Up with Severe Disabilities as a Result of Snakebite Envenomations in Indigenous Villages of the Brazilian Amazon: Three Cases and Narratives

Farias

Cristino

Arévalo³

et al. 2023

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Snakebites are a major public health problem in the Brazilian Amazon and may lead to local complications and physical deficiencies. Access to antivenom treatment is poorer in indigenous populations compared to other populations. In this study, we report three cases of long-term severe disabilities as a result of Bothrops atrox snakebites in indigenous children, according to the narratives of the parents. The three cases evolved to compartment syndrome, secondary bacterial infection and extensive necrosis. The cases are associated with delayed antivenom treatment due to very fragmented therapeutic itineraries, which are marked by several changes in means of transport along the route. The loss of autonomy at such an early stage of life due to a disability caused by a snakebite, as observed in this study, may deprive children of sensory and social experiences and of learning their future roles in the community. In common to all cases, there was precarious access to rehabilitation services, which are generally centralized in the state capital, and which leads to a prolonged hospitalization of patients with severe snakebite, and distances them from their territory and family and community ties. Prospective studies should be conducted in the Amazon that estimate the burden of disabilities from snakebites in order to formulate public policies for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients through culturally tailored interventions.

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Children Growing Up with Severe Disabilities as a Result of Snakebite Envenomations in Indigenous Villages of the Brazilian Amazon: Three Cases and Narratives

Farias

Cristino

Arévalo³

et al. 2023

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Conservative tangential excision instead of escharotomy in the treatment of compartment syndrome

Liu,

2025

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Well Leg Compartment Syndrome in the Thigh and Calf Caused by a Forced Prone Position after Syncope

Zhou,

Wen,

et al. 2024

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Summary: An 80-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital due to swelling in the right lower limb with local blisters caused by a forced prone position for 9 hours after syncope. The patient got up in the middle of the night and fainted beside the bed due to a transient cerebral ischemia attack. The front of the right thigh and calf contacted the bed edge, presenting a forced prone position for 9 hours. The physical examination revealed swelling of the right lower limb, accompanied by local tension blisters, and the tension of the thigh and calf was increased. The patient had a history of diabetes, and no lower limb artery or vein thrombosis was found on B-ultrasound. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with well leg compartment syndrome in the right thigh and calf. When the patient was admitted, the creatine phosphokinase level was 62,300 u/L, and the creatinine level was 2.66 mg/dL. Besides, the urea level of this patient was 11 mmol/L. He developed anuria with a high creatinine level, indicating acute kidney injury. Subsequently, temporary hemodialysis was performed for treatment. The patient underwent fasciotomy of the right thigh and calf, and the vacuum-assisted closure device was adopted for wound treatment. After 2 weeks of decompression, the wound was directly sutured under tension. After renal replacement therapy, the creatine phosphokinase level of this patient was 102 u/L, and the creatinine level was 95 mol/L, which tended to be normal.

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Comparison and convergence of compartment syndrome techniques: a narrative review

Cited by 3 publications

References 56 publications

Children Growing Up with Severe Disabilities as a Result of Snakebite Envenomations in Indigenous Villages of the Brazilian Amazon: Three Cases and Narratives

Children Growing Up with Severe Disabilities as a Result of Snakebite Envenomations in Indigenous Villages of the Brazilian Amazon: Three Cases and Narratives

Conservative tangential excision instead of escharotomy in the treatment of compartment syndrome

Well Leg Compartment Syndrome in the Thigh and Calf Caused by a Forced Prone Position after Syncope

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