Clinical Features &Early Treatment Outcomes Of Children With Crush Syndrome After Kahramanmaraş Earthquake
Journal Title: Acta Medica Ruha - Year 2023, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: Extensive muscle crush injury that results in crush syndrome is often fatal if not treated promptly and vigorously. Although cases of Crush syndrome experienced by adults were frequently published in the previous literature, data on Crush syndrome in children are limited. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the clinical and laboratory findings of children with Crush syndromewho applied to our institution after theearthquake.Methods:Thirty-eight children with crush syndrome who applied to our institution after the earthquake disaster have been enrolled in this retrospective analysis. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics and early outcomes of children with crush wounds have been evaluated retrospectively. All children with crush wounds have been included in the analysis. Age, sex, height, and weight of the patient, admission and follow-up laboratory parameters, presence of comorbid diseases, and transcutaneous oximetry measurement results have been obtained from the hospital’s electronic database.Results:The stay under wreckage ranged from 4 to 160 hours, averaging 30 hours. The mean length of hospital stay was 13days, and the length of intensive care unit stay was seven days. There was a statistically significant difference between the initial and final measurements of WBC, PLT, CRP, glucose, BUN, creatinine, AST, ALT, LDH, uric acid, CK, and albumin values (p<0.05). Children with multiple extremity involvementhad significantly elevated initiallaboratory measurements, while those with single extremity involvement presented higher values in the final measurements(p<0.05).Conclusion:The high creatine kinase levelsmight indicate the severity of muscle damage in Crush syndrome. Elevated creatine kinase could be used to indicatemortality in these patients. Early assessment of compartment pressure can eliminate the risk of amputation. Rapid diagnosis and aggressive fluid resuscitation in the emergency department can prevent acute kidney injury or failure.
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Yılmaz Mertsoy, Mustafa Altıntaş
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