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Acute compartment syndrome is a rare but severe complication of massive resuscitation. Early diagnosis is the key to successful treatment, which involves surgical decompression of the compartment. This chapter reviews the guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of an acute compartment syndrome of the abdomen and extremity. Traditional and contemporary techniques for preventing compartment syndrome, i.e. damage control resuscitation, as well as treatment are also reviewed.
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Yang, MJ., Moore, F.A., Jordan, J.R. (2017). Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome. In: Hyzy, R. (eds) Evidence-Based Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43341-7_81
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