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2020 May

Pressure Measurement: Surrogate of Ischemia

May 1, 2020

United States trauma surgeons reported that the clinical assessment using the intra-compartmental pressure monitor, should be utilized in the awake patient and continuous monitoring using the slit catheter is recommended in the obtunded or unconscious patient. Abstract The incidence of acute compartment syndrome is documented to be 3.1 per 100,000 population/year. Males are more frequently