Meaning of "crush"?

mamiekay · Jan 29, 2009

I work on a urology floor and I've never heard the term. A little background or context may be helpful. Where did you see/hear the term?

morte, LPN, LVN · Jan 29, 2009

http://www.springerlink.com/content/60369l82nk451m51/ ????

mamiekay · Jan 29, 2009

What you're seeing in this article is not an acryonym. A "crush injury" is an injury where something has actually been crushed in a traumatic event--MVA, fall, etc.

tigernurse01 · Jan 29, 2009

I got report from a nurse who said the patient had a "c.r.u.s.h" and went on to say that the patient didn't have the "h" part. I know the patient had a cystoscopy and retrograde pyelogram with stent placement. I have been a nurse for about 6 months, so I was a little embarrased to ask what the heck she meant. I always ask questions when I'm not sure about something, but I thought maybe the acronym was something really common that I should have known. I was thinking maybe the "c" in crush stood for cystoscopy and then "r" for retrograde pyelogram, so on an so forth.

mamiekay · Jan 30, 2009

Please ask someone & do share the answer. I'm stumped!

morte, LPN, LVN · Jan 30, 2009

What you're seeing in this article is not an acryonym. A "crush injury" is an injury where something has actually been crushed in a traumatic event--MVA, fall, etc.

i know, that is why the Question marks.....but nothing came up when i googled c.r.u.s.h.

wonder if this is specific to that institution?

morte, LPN, LVN · Jan 30, 2009

?ureteric stent h------

if you get a chance, maybe the op note would be enlightening?

tigernurse01 · Jan 30, 2009

Ok, I found out today! It is an acronym for Cystoscopy Retrograde Ureteroscopy Stent placement and Holmium laser. Thanks for all the replies!

mamiekay · Jan 31, 2009

See? In nursing, you learn at least one thing new every day! I have a new acronym (but I'm not sure we do the Holmium laser thing at our hospital). How does C.R.U.S. sound? Not as cool.