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Being a common occurrence in victims of natural disasters and human wars, '''crush syndrome''' is still a rare finding in daily practice. Falling short to direct-fatal trauma, crush syndrome is the second most common cause of mortality after a disaster.<ref name="pmid23908797">{{cite journal| author=Sever MS, Vanholder R| title=Management of crush syndrome casualties after disasters. | journal=Rambam Maimonides Med J | year= 2011 | volume= 2 | issue= 2 | pages= e0039 | pmid=23908797 | doi=10.5041/RMMJ.10039 | pmc=3678930 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23908797 }} </ref> It is the sequalae that follows when an individual or a part of him/her has been crushed between two heavy objects and although it has a wide range of presentation like shock, trouble breathing, electrolyte disturbances and irregular beating of the heart, the main culprit behind these findings is the extensive damage to the kidneys as a result of the trauma the person was subjected to. This can be prevented with aggressive fluid resuscitation, but the sheer number of incoming trauma patients during a calamity plays a major role in creating logistic problems for the response teams and hence it becomes important to diagnose it earlier rather than later. | |||
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Crush syndrome | |
ICD-10 | T79.5 |
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ICD-9 | 958.5 |
DiseasesDB | 13135 |
MeSH | D003444 |
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Synonyms and keywords: Bywaters' syndrome; traumatic rhabdomyolysis
Overview
Being a common occurrence in victims of natural disasters and human wars, crush syndrome is still a rare finding in daily practice. Falling short to direct-fatal trauma, crush syndrome is the second most common cause of mortality after a disaster.[1] It is the sequalae that follows when an individual or a part of him/her has been crushed between two heavy objects and although it has a wide range of presentation like shock, trouble breathing, electrolyte disturbances and irregular beating of the heart, the main culprit behind these findings is the extensive damage to the kidneys as a result of the trauma the person was subjected to. This can be prevented with aggressive fluid resuscitation, but the sheer number of incoming trauma patients during a calamity plays a major role in creating logistic problems for the response teams and hence it becomes important to diagnose it earlier rather than later.
- ↑ Sever MS, Vanholder R (2011). "Management of crush syndrome casualties after disasters". Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2 (2): e0039. doi:10.5041/RMMJ.10039. PMC 3678930. PMID 23908797.