Compartment Syndrome

Recognition and emergency management.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
MusculoskeletalSurgeryEmergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

Acute Compartment Syndrome & Fasciotomy | Defence Medical Services Clinical Guidelines for Operations
National
BOAST 10: Diagnosis and Management of Compartment Syndrome of the Limbs
National
European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
National
2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome (AAOS)
Local
2024 ACC/AHA/AACVPR/APMA/ABC/SCAI/SVM/SVN/SVS/SIR/VESS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
Local
BOAST 10: Diagnosis and Management of Compartment Syndrome of the Limb
Local
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) - Joint Trauma System: (Acute Extremity) Compartment Syndrome (CS) and the Role of Fasciotomy
Local
Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome: updated consensus definitions and clinical practice guidelines from the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS)
Local
Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome: updated consensus definitions and clinical practice guidelines from the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS)
Local
Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome Clinical Practice Guideline (AAOS/AOFAS Endorsed)
Local