ACUTE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

Course overview

ACUTE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME IS A CONDITION IN WHICH THERE IS INCREASED PRESSURE WITHIN A CLOSED OSTEOFASCIAL COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN IMPAIRED LOCAL CIRCULATION. WITHOUT PROMPT TREATMENT, ACUTE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME CAN LEAD TO ISCHEMIA AND EVENTUALLY, NECROSIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.