Acute Compartment Syndrome
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Orthopaedic Nursing
- Vol. 10 (2) , 33-38
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006416-199103000-00007
Abstract
Orthopaedic nurses must be continually alert for the dreaded complication of fractures, acute compartment syndrome (ACS). This article reviews the current literature on predisposing factors, pathophysiology (including systemic factors), assessments, various diagnostic methods, and treatments of patients at risk for, or encountering, ACS. A nursing care plan including the pertinent nursing diagnoses for these patients is included, and nursing care before and after fasciotomy is outlined.Keywords
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