The Polycompartment Syndrome: What’s all the Fuss About?

  • Malbrain M
  • De Laet I
  • De Waele J
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Abstract

A compartment syndrome exists when the increased pressure in a closed anatomic space threatens the viability of enclosed and surrounding tissue [1]. Within the body there are four major compartments: The head, the chest, the abdomen, and the extremities. Within each compartment an individual organ or a region with multiple organs can be affected by a compartment syndrome. Table 1 summarizes the different compartments and their related pathologies [2]. A compartment syndrome is not a disease; as such it can have many causes and can develop within many disease processes.

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Malbrain, M. L. N. G., De Laet, I., & De Waele, J. (2010). The Polycompartment Syndrome: What’s all the Fuss About? (pp. 465–484). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10286-8_44

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