Extremity trauma - Revision history

Rossdonaldson1: Text replacement - "tourniquet" to "tourniquet"

2018-02-16T23:00:10Z

Text replacement - "tourniquet" to "tourniquet"

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*ATLS protocols if unstable		*ATLS protocols if unstable
	*Consider use of tourniquet		*Consider use of [[tourniquet]]
	**Can be an excellent adjunct to control bleeding		**Can be an excellent adjunct to control bleeding
	*Tetanus		*Tetanus

2016-07-22T01:43:57Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

2016-03-22T15:47:28Z

Text replacement - "Category:Ortho" to "Category:Orthopedics"

2015-09-13T20:16:53Z

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	*Duration of limb ischemia		*Duration of limb ischemia
	*Severity of shock		*Severity of shock

			==Differential Diagnosis==
			{{Extremity trauma DDX}}

	==Diagnosis==		==Diagnosis==
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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	*May require admission with trauma team with consultation from ortho and/or vascular surgery		*May require admission with trauma team with consultation from ortho and/or vascular surgery

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Compartment Syndrome]]		*[[Compartment Syndrome]]

2015-09-13T12:29:55Z

links and dispo added

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	==Management==		==Management==
	ATLS protocols if unstable		*ATLS protocols if unstable
	~~Tourniquet~~		*Consider use of tourniquet
	*Can be an excellent adjunct to control bleeding		**Can be an excellent adjunct to control bleeding
	Tetanus		*Tetanus
	Antibiotics		*Antibiotics
	*Cefazolin 2g IV		**[[Cefazolin]] 2g IV
	*Consider adding Gentamycin		**Consider adding [[Gentamycin]] or [[Tobramycin]]
	Additional treatments depending on specific findings		*Additional treatments depending on specific findings

			==Disposition==
			*May require admission with trauma team with consultation from ortho and/or vascular surgery
	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Compartment Syndrome]]		*[[Compartment Syndrome]]

2015-09-13T06:39:11Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	~~In traumatic limb injuries can~~ result in soft tissue, neurovascular, muscular, and ligamentous damage~~. There are a few principles that apply to these injuries that differ from management of more common conditions.~~		*Can result in soft tissue, neurovascular, muscular, and ligamentous damage

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==

2015-09-04T22:54:59Z

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	*Severity of shock		*Severity of shock

	==Workup==		==Diagnosis==
			===Workup===
	*ATLS		*ATLS
	*X-rays		*X-rays
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	http://www.mdcalc.com/mangled-extremity-severity-score-mess-score/		*[http://www.mdcalc.com/mangled-extremity-severity-score-mess-score/ MDCalc Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS)]

	==~~Sources~~==		==References==
	~~Uptodate~~		<References/>

	[[Category:Trauma]]		[[Category:Trauma]]
	[[Category:Ortho]]		[[Category:Ortho]]

2015-01-28T01:41:39Z

← Older revision	Revision as of 01:41, 28 January 2015
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2014-12-30T06:28:21Z

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	*Consider adding Gentamycin		*Consider adding Gentamycin
	Additional treatments depending on specific findings		Additional treatments depending on specific findings

	~~==Links==~~
	~~http://www.mdcalc.com/mangled-extremity-severity-score-mess-score/~~

	==See Also==		==See Also==
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	*[[Fractures (Main)]]		*[[Fractures (Main)]]
	*[[Open Fracture]]		*[[Open Fracture]]

			==External Links==
			http://www.mdcalc.com/mangled-extremity-severity-score-mess-score/

	==Sources==		==Sources==

2014-12-30T06:27:55Z

Associated Topics

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	http://www.mdcalc.com/mangled-extremity-severity-score-mess-score/		http://www.mdcalc.com/mangled-extremity-severity-score-mess-score/

	==~~Associated Topics~~==		==See Also==
	*[[Compartment Syndrome]]		*[[Compartment Syndrome]]
	*[[Compartment Pressure Measurement]]		*[[Compartment Pressure Measurement]]