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Orbital decompression
Author(s) -
Groombridge Christopher,
Maini Amit,
Mathew Joseph,
O'Keeffe Francis,
Noonan Mike,
Smit De Villiers,
Fitzgerald Mark,
Hall Anthony
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.13768
Subject(s) - medicine , decompression , surgery
A trauma patient with orbital compartment syndrome may lose vision within hours of the injury. This article describes an approach to decompressing the orbit which may be sight‐saving.