Evaluation of critical parameters for optimizing the therapeutic approach in pediatric patients with compartment syndrome during the 2023 Türkiye earthquake disaster

Prolonged entrapment and markedly elevated CK and myoglobin levels are reliable indicators of adverse outcomes in pediatric earthquake victims with compartment syndrome. Early recognition, timely decompression, and structured wound management (NPWT and HBOT) are essential for improving survival and limb salvage when early surgical intervention is not feasible in large-scale disasters.