Infrared imaging of trauma patients for detection of acute compartment syndrome of the leg

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 36; no. 6; p. 1756
• Main Authors: Katz, Laurence M, Nauriyal, Varidhi, Nagaraj, Shruti, Finch, Alex, Pearlstein, Kevin, Szymanowski, Adam, Sproule, Charles, Rich, Preston B, Guenther, B D, Pearlstein, Robert D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2008
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adult; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Compartment Syndromes - diagnosis; Compartment Syndromes - physiopathology; Crush Syndrome - diagnosis; Crush Syndrome - physiopathology; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation; Early Diagnosis; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Ischemia - diagnosis; Ischemia - physiopathology; Leg - blood supply; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Trauma - diagnosis; Multiple Trauma - physiopathology; Multiple Trauma - surgery; Point-of-Care Systems; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin Temperature - physiology; Software; Thermography - instrumentation; Trauma Centers

Early compartment syndrome is difficult to diagnose, and a delay in the diagnosis can result in amputation or death. Our objective was to explore the potential of infrared imaging, a portable and noninvasive technology, for detecting compartment syndrome in the legs of patients with multiple trauma....