Faulk T, et al. – Researchers conducted this study involving service members initially admitted to the intensive care unit after sustaining a combat injury in Iraq or Afghanistan between February 1, 2002 and February 1, 2011, to determine long-term outcomes of rhabdomyolysis, including mortality, renal function, and incidence of hypertension (HTN) in this study population. Researchers evaluated the relation of both HTN and poor renal function, with risk of rhabdomyolysis. This required performing competing risk Cox proportional hazards models. According to findings, no increased risk of HTN was observed in patients with rhabdomyolysis vs patients without rhabdomyolysis, after adjustment. A paradoxically higher estimated glomerular filtration rate was detected in patients with rhabdomyolysis. No link was evident between rhabdomyolysis and mortality.