long lie syndrome

Etiology

• occurs when the patient falls & is immobilized for several hours

Epidemiology

• common among elderly living alone in the community

Pathology

• muscle damage leads to rhabdomyolysis
• rhabdomyolysis leads to renal failure

Clinical manifestations

• dehydration
• delirium
• pressure ulcers
• hypothermia
• rhaddomyolysis
• renal failure

More general terms

• syndrome