title: Crush syndrome and acute renal failure in the Marmara earthquake.
abstract: In this study, patients with acute renal failure as a result of crush syndrome after the Marmara earthquake were evaluated retrospectively. Six hundred thirty injured patients were evaluated after the Marmara earthquake at Gülhane Military Medical Academy. Acute renal failure in association with crush syndrome developed in 31 patients. Twenty-nine of them required hemodialysis. Duration of stay under the ruins was 6 to 135 hours. Seventy-seven patients underwent fasciotomy, and 6 underwent extremity amputation. The total number of hemodialysis sessions was 173. Six patients died as a result of crush sepsis and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, 81327-Kadiköy-Istanbul, Turkey. sibelpocan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poçan
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Melih Hulusi
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Us
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Merih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gökben
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003444:Crush Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004190:Disasters; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey