How long does it take for rhabdomyolysis to heal?

There is no exact cure time for rhabdomyolysis. Usually, it takes 5 to 7 days to heal in mild cases. In the case of more severe symptoms, it may take about 3 weeks or even longer. Rhabdomyolysis is a series of clinical syndromes affecting the cell membrane of the rhabdomyosin, membrane channels and its energy supply. For mild rhabdomyolysis, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment (active rehydration, correction of hypovolemia, prevention and treatment of hyperkalemia, etc.), it usually takes 5~7 days to recover. Severe rhabdomyolysis is easy to cause systemic multi-organ damage, so there are more clinical complications, which need to be treated slowly and symptomatically through a large number of rehydration, alkalinization of urine, liver preservation, blood purification and other programs. The recovery time of severe rhabdomyolysis generally depends on the degree of damage to the organs of the whole body. If the damage to the function of the organs is mild, the disease can be recovered in about three weeks with active treatment, while if the damage is more serious, it will take a longer period of time. The timeliness of rhabdomyolysis treatment has a direct impact on later recovery and should not be delayed.