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Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening syndrome resulting from the destruction or disintegration of striated muscle with leakage of muscle enzymes, myoglobin, potassium, phosphate, uric acid, and other intracellular constituents into the bloodstream.
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Nácul, F.E., O’Donnell, J.M., O’Donnell, J.M. (2010). Rhabdomyolysis. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_46
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