crush syndrome

crush syndrome
crush syndrome 'krəsh- n the physical responses to severe crushing injury of muscle tissue involving esp. shock and partial or complete renal failure also the renal failure associated with such responses

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kidney failure following massive trauma to, and necrosis of, muscle. It results from acute necrosis of the renal tubules associated with the presence in the blood of myohaemoglobin, released from the damaged muscle.

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the edema, oliguria, and other symptoms of acute renal failure that follow the crushing of a part, especially a large muscle mass; see acute tubular necrosis, under necrosis.

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