Abstract:IntroductionExertional rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome of muscle breakdown following exercise. This study describes laboratory and demographic trends of service members hospitalised for exertional rhabdomyolysis and examines the relationships with heat illness.MethodsWe queried the US Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center’s Defence Medical Epidemiology Database for hospitalised cases of rhabdomyolysis associated with physical exertion from January 2010 July 2013. Descriptive statistics reported means and median… Show more
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