A Case of Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Use of a Pneumatic Tourniquet during Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Yong Gu Lee, Woong Park, Sang Hoon Kim, Sang Pil Yun, Hun Jeong, Hyung Jong Kim, Dong Ho Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(1):105-109. Published online February 26, 2010
The common causes of rhabdomyolysis include trauma, hypoxia, drugs, toxins, infections and hyperthermia. Operative insults, including direct trauma and ischemia, have the potential to cause the development of rhabdomyolysis. Pneumatic tourniquets used during arthroscopic knee surgery to prevent b..
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