TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Management of crush-related acute kidney injury after disasters
JO  - Balkan medical journal
A1  - Kandemir, Ersin
A1  - Gül, Fethi
SP  - 72
EP  - 73
VL  - 40
IS  - 2
N2  - Recently, on February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck  southeastern Turkey and neighboring states. It has become the worst  disaster ever recorded in the region, with over 40,000 deaths, and the  rescue operations have not been finalized yet. This incident should  stress the importance of preparedness, foresight, and organization of  our disaster management system for and during natural or artificial  disasters. The experiences of these mournful days are hard-learned  lessons for the future.     As tens of thousands of survivors suffered minor or major injuries  from direct trauma or ensuing situations such as being trapped  under the rubble, the healthcare system has been under tremendous  pressure to triage, care, and safely discharge these victims to closely  affected locations, frequently lacking water, food, communication,  transportation, clothing, shelter, undamaged hospitals, medical  professionals, and equipment, especially during the first few days  when morbidity and mortality rates were highest. In this editorial,  we would like to focus on acute kidney injury (AKI) related to  crush syndrome, one of the many physical and psychological health  consequences of the earthquake...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2146-3123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2023.27022023
ID  - ref1
ER  -