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Pigment-induced nephropathy after sjambok injuries.
- Source :
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South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie [S Afr J Surg] 1991 Mar; Vol. 29 (1), pp. 21-4. - Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- During a 12-month period, 42 patients required admission to hospital after sjambok beatings. Eighteen showed no abnormality of serum electrolyte values or renal function but urinary pigment precipitation was present in 9 patients. A further 16 patients demonstrated abnormalities of serum urea and electrolyte values, the commonest of which was a subnormal venous carbon dioxide content, in conjunction with urinary pigment precipitation in 14 cases. The remaining 8 patients presented with, or developed, varying degrees of renal failure. In 4 of these patients, the sole initial biochemical abnormality was a subnormal venous carbon dioxide level. Based on the initial laboratory findings, four groups of patients may be identified with gradations of soft-tissue injury. Recognition of those patients at risk of developing crush syndrome is facilitated and appropriate treatment may be instituted at an early stage thereby reducing morbidity and mortality.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0038-2361
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2053032