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The slit catheter: a comparison with the wick catheter in the measurement of compartment pressure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7085055     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The slit catheter, a new instrument for the measurement of compartment pressure, has been compared with the wick catheter in experimental conditions. The two catheters were inserted into the anterior tibial compartments of 8 human legs and controlled external pressures were applied by means of an inflatable limb bag. The mean resting intramuscular pressure of 8.5 +/- 6.2 mmHg for the slit and 8.7 mmHg +/- 6.2 mmHg for the wick catheter agrees with that of other workers, and the slit catheter records a pressure at all applied external pressures not significantly different from the wick catheter (paired t test). The slit catheter provides a simple and inexpensive way of estimating compartment pressure which is as accurate as a method widely used both experimentally and clinically in North America.
Authors:
D T Shakespeare; N J Henderson; G Clough
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Injury     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0020-1383     ISO Abbreviation:  Injury     Publication Date:  1982 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-08-07     Completed Date:  1982-08-07     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0226040     Medline TA:  Injury     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  404-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Catheterization / instrumentation*
Compartment Syndromes / therapy*
Humans
Leg / physiology
Manometry / instrumentation*

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