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How To Measure Compartment Pressure in the Lower Leg
Additional Considerations for Measuring Lower Leg Compartment Pressure
Sterile technique is required to prevent microbial contamination of the compartment tissues. Maintain a low threshold for measuring compartment pressure in at-risk patients because deep compartments may not feel tense or grossly swollen, pain is nonspecific, and, in obtunded patients, symptoms may be absent. Diagnosis must be made and treatment started before pallor or pulselessness develops. 