Whitesides tested whether directly measured tissue pressure within a closed compartment, judged against the patient's diastolic blood pressure, can guide the decision for fasciotomy. Experimental and clinical study of a bedside needle technique (syringe, stopcock, saline tubing, mercury manometer) with four illustrative cases where clinical signs were inconclusive, unevaluable or misleading.
Whitesides tested whether directly measured tissue pressure within a closed compartment, judged against the patient's diastolic blood pressure, can guide the decision for fasciotomy. Experimental and clinical study of a bedside needle technique (syringe, stopcock, saline tubing, mercury manometer) with four illustrative cases where clinical signs were inconclusive, unevaluable or misleading.