RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57707463
T1 Chapter 74. Compartment Pressure Measurement
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57707463
RD 2024/04/18
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  an  imbalance  of  volume  and  pressure  within  a  myofascial  compartment  results  in  diminished  blood  flow.1  A  compartment  syndrome  has  been  classically  described  in  the  early  literature  as  a  Volkmann  ischemic  contracture  following  vascular  insufficiency  in  the  forearm.3