TOURNIQUET-INDUCED RHABDOMYOLYSIS AFTER TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

Authors
PALMER SH GRAHAM G
Citation
Sh. Palmer et G. Graham, TOURNIQUET-INDUCED RHABDOMYOLYSIS AFTER TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 76(6), 1994, pp. 416-417
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358843
Volume
76
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
416 - 417
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8843(1994)76:6<416:TRATKR>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A case is described of a patient who developed rhabdomyolysis and acut e renal failure after the use of an intraoperative tourniquet for elec tive orthopaedic surgery. A review of the literature revealed four sim ilar cases in the last 20 years. The clinical features and management of such patients are discussed.