Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in head Injury patients
Joint Authors
Allam, Muhammad
Ghallab, Mahmud
Jamjoum, Salim
Barniyah, Bassam Uthman
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 3 (30 Jun. 1995), pp.294-297, 4 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
1995-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Rhabdomyolysis is a known complication of crush injuries, but is not known to complicate the course of the patients with head injuries without other apparent skeletal muscle injuries.
The frequency of renal failure may be high in such group of patients.
We conducted a prospective study to evaluate such incidence on twenty patients with head injuries.
Ten patients (50%) had other injuries in addition, but none of the patients had crush injury.
All the patients were investigated daily for serum electrolytes, urea, creatinine, creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) and myoglobulinuria.
All these patients were on a dehydrating protocol to prevent brain edema, including administration of dopamine infusion (1-3 µg/kg/min), intravenous bolus doses of mannitol, and sodium bicarbonate.
Nine patients (45%) developed renal impairment, three of them had no other apparent skeletal muscle injuries, but none of them required dialysis.
Rhabdomyolysis is not uncommon in head injury patients in the absence of apparent skeletal muscle injuries, and may precipitate renal failure.
This may have therapeutic implications to prevent the incidence of acute renal failure in such group of patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghallab, Mahmud& Barniyah, Bassam Uthman& Jamjoum, Salim& Allam, Muhammad. 1995. Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in head Injury patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 6, no. 3, pp.294-297.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghallab, Mahmud…[et al.]. Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in head Injury patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 5, no. 2 (December 1994), pp.294-297.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghallab, Mahmud& Barniyah, Bassam Uthman& Jamjoum, Salim& Allam, Muhammad. Rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure in head Injury patients. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 1995. Vol. 6, no. 3, pp.294-297.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 297
Record ID
BIM-211903