Microbial Spectrum and Pathogenesis of Infections in Crush Syndrome Patients

Crush syndrome, even not directly affecting vital organs and involving only extremity injuries, can be also life threatening as infectious complications of the trapped limbs are consequential and is the most common infectious complication in crush syndrome patients. Despite several advances in appropriate treatment methods, mainly focusing on renal failure, infections remain one of the utmost important factors in mortality of crush syndrome patients. Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the major bacterial isolates of wound infections. Proper wound management ̶ early detection of wound infection and timely administered treatment of infections can decrease the risk of infection generalization, sepsis development and therefore may decrease the morbidity and mortality rate in crush syndrome patients.