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1: Intensive Care Med. 1988;14(3):244-5.Links

Myoglobinuric acute renal failure associated with major urological surgery--an avoidable problem?

Nimmo GR, Stewart SM, English PJ.

Medical Renal Unit, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Recently, the problems associated with crush injury have recently been highlighted [1]. The association between major urological surgery and severe muscle damage is well recognised [2]. We report a case of myoglobinuric acute renal failure following radical cystectomy and suggest possible prevention.

PMID: 3379187 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]