Lessons learned from the Marmara disaster: Time period under the rubble

Sever, MS; Erek, E; Vanholder, R; Ozener, C; Yavuz, MAHMUT; Kayacan, SM; Ergin, H; Apaydin, S; Cobanoglu, M; Donmez, OSMAN; Erdem, Y; Lameire, N

doi:10.1097/00003246-200211000-00007

Lessons learned from the Marmara disaster: Time period under the rubble

Sever M., Erek E., Vanholder R., Ozener C., Yavuz M., Kayacan S., ...More

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, vol.30, no.11, pp.2443-2449, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 11
Publication Date: 2002
Doi Number: 10.1097/00003246-200211000-00007
Journal Name: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2443-2449
Keywords: Turkey, acute renal failure, rhabdomyolysis, Marmara earthquake, time period under the rubble, ACUTE-RENAL-FAILURE, 1980 EARTHQUAKE, VICTIMS, RESCUE
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. To investigate the effect of the time period under the rubble on morbidity and mortality of the crush-syndrome patients after the catastrophic Marmara earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey in August 1999.