Abstract

SANTOS MONTOYA, Francisco Adolfo de los et al. Crush Syndrome, Case Report and Literature Review Abstract. Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.) [online]. 2020, vol.63, n.5, pp.31-37.  Epub Mar 05, 2021. ISSN 2448-4865.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fm.24484865e.2020.63.5.05.

Compartment Syndrome is defined as the elevation of tissue pressure above 30 mmHg in a compartment and because comparing the compartment tissue pressure with the diastolic blood pressure below 30 mmHg has proved to be more reliable, this is now a predecessor of Crush Syndrome, which is defined as a post-traumatic rhabdomyolysis with systemic distress mainly associated with acute renal failure. The use of amputation as a method to improve the patient’s clinical condition is still controversial, thereby we present the clinical case of a patient rescued from a collapsed building 24 hours after the earthquake that affected Mexico City on September 19, 2017, followed by an updated literature review.

Keywords : Compartimental; crush syndrome; earthquake; amputation; trauma.