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ArticleEFORT open reviews2025

Crush injury and crush syndrome: a comprehensive review.

Vasileios S Akrivos, Antonios Koutalos, Nikolaos Stefanou, Alexandros Koskiniotis, Christina Arnaoutoglou

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Article in EFORT open reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vasileios S Akrivos
Antonios Koutalos
Nikolaos Stefanou
Alexandros Koskiniotis

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crush injury arises from prolonged external force on soft tissues, resulting in muscle necrosis and systemic manifestations known as crush syndrome. Pathophysiology involves ischemia, reperfusion injury and the release of toxic metabolites, which lead to rhabdomyolysis, electrolyte imbalances, acute kidney injury and potential multi-organ failure. Early management emphasizes aggressive fluid resuscitation, urine alkalinization and electrolyte correction to avert life-threatening hyperkalemia and renal impairment. Controversies include the use of mannitol, indications for fasciotomy and optimal dialysis timing. Each must be individualized according to patient status and resource availability. Emerging therapies focus on addressing inflammation and oxidative stress, aiming to transition from largely supportive care to more causative interventions. Despite medical advances, prompt recognition, coordinated multidisciplinary care and proactive measures remain vital to reducing morbidity and mortality in crush syndrome, especially in disaster settings.

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acute kidney injurycompartment syndromecrush injurycrush syndromerhabdomyolysis

Identifiers

PMID40459168
PMCPMC12139709

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