title: [Treatment of severe crush syndrome caused by earthquake: a report of 35 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the diagnosis and treatment of the crush syndrome in the earthquake.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five patients with crush syndrome caused by earthquake were involved the retrospective study. The role of nutritional support, active wound treatment and hemodialysis on the patients' recovery was observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The function of the heart and kidneys were gradually improved by the planned removal of the necrotic tissue, which laid a foundation for the further repair of the wound.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The removal of necrotic tissue, which can decrease the toxic absorption, will improve the success rate for treatment of the crush syndrome patients when being assisted with the hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Changhai Hospital, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. sujiacan@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jia-can
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Qing-ge
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Zhuo-dong
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bao-qing
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Chun-cai
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lie-hu
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xin-wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ke-ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhi-yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Dao-feng
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Ben
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D003444:Crush Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004190:Disasters / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055866:Earthquakes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies