Ali Ihsan Gunal, Huseyin Celiker, Ayhan Dogukan, Goksel Ozalp, Ercan Kirciman, Huseyin Simsekli, Izzettin Gunay, Mustafa Demircin, Oktay Belhan, Mustafa A Yildirim, Mehmet S Sever
This study analyzes the effects of fluid resuscitation in the crush victims of the Bingol earthquake, which occurred in May 2003 in southeastern Turkey. Questionnaires asking about demographic, clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic features of 16 crush victims were filled in retrospectively. Mean duration under the rubble was 10.3 +/- 7 h, and all patients had severe rhabdomyolysis. Fourteen patients were receiving isotonic saline at admission, which was followed by mannitol-alkaline fluid resuscitation. All but two patients were polyuric...
July 2004: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: JASN