RT Book, Section
A1 Campagne, Danielle D.
A1 Owens, Scott T.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159800402
T1 Compartment Pressure Measurement
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159800402
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  ability  to  diagnose  a  compartment  syndrome  is  a  critical  skill  for  the  Emergency  Physician  (EP).  Early  identification  of  a  compartment  syndrome  can  enable  the  appropriate  treatment  and  may  facilitate  limb  salvage.  A  compartment  syndrome  begins  when  pressure  within  a  myofascial  compartment  increases  to  the  point  that  it  results  in  diminished  blood  flow.1,2  A  compartment  syndrome  has  been  classically  described  in  the  early  literature  as  a  Volkmann  ischemic  contracture  following  vascular  insufficiency  in  the  forearm.3  A  compartment  syndrome  is  described  as  the  6  Ps  (i.e.,  pain  out  of  proportion,  pallor,  paralysis,  paresthesias,  pressure,  and  pulselessness).