Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) as useful, adjunctive therapeutic modality in compartment syndrome.
The authors describe a compartment syndrome progressively developed after a long-term surgical procedure, with a patient positioned in supine position with calf rest, who was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygenation. This approach saved the patient from a more invasive therapeutic intervention.
Van Poucke
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Department of Anaesthesiology and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Leenders
T
T
Saldien
V
V
Verstreken
J
J
Beaucourt
L
L
Adriaensen
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001510:Bed Rest / Q000009:adverse effects; D018450:Disease Progression; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010291:Paresis / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012307:Risk Factors; D016683:Supine Position; D016896:Treatment Outcome