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ArticleCureus2021

Complications and Comorbidities in Hispanic Patients Who Develop Traumatic and Non-traumatic Acute Compartment Syndrome.

Jorge Alejandro Bernal, Annelyn Torres-Reveron, Jose Andres Gonzalez

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jorge Alejandro BernalInternal Medicine Residency Program, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - DHR Health, Edinburg, USA.
Annelyn Torres-ReveronResearch, DHR Health Institute for Research and Development, Edinburg, USA.
Jose Andres GonzalezSurgery, DHR Health Surgery Institute, McAllen, USA.
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance · USThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is a medical emergency that remains under-recognized and understudied. This study aimed to identify risk factors for the traumatic and non-traumatic presentation of ACS within a majority Hispanic population. A four-year retrospective analysis of medical records in a single institution revealed 26 with traumatic and 21 non-traumatic patients presenting with ACS. Traumatic ACS occurred in younger males following fractures, as previously described in the field. After controlling for age differences, non-traumatic ACS occurred in older patients with multiple comorbidities, increased use of statins, and anticoagulants as compared to the traumatic ACS group. A large proportion (80%) of the non-traumatic ACS group also presented with hypertension. Patients taking anticoagulants and statins should be carefully monitored for ACS development after non-traumatic qualifying events and advanced age. Further studies should identify how statins interact with the patients' racial/ethnic profile and the incidence of comorbidities to promote earlier identification and reduce morbidities.

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anticoagulantscomorbiditiesextremitiesfracturesgeneral trauma surgeryhypertensionrisk factorsstatins

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PMID33628662
PMCPMC7891797
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