Hyperkalemia in a patient with rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome -A case report-

Rhabdomyolysis is a life-threatening syndrome caused by skeletal muscle injury, which results in the leakage of myoglobin, other intracellular proteins and electrolytes into the circulatory system and urine. Acute kidney injury occurs in 13-50% of patients with rhabdomyolysis, which is the principal...

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Main Authors: Soon Eun Park, Dae-Young Kim, Eun-sun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2010-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-59-S37.pdf