title: Acute lower extremity compartment syndrome: avoiding limb loss and long-term complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: Shawn Mangan
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pierce
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator