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Role of the Open Abdomen in Critically Ill Patients

Critical Care Clinics, 2016
Todd Neideen, John A Weigelt
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The abdomen

Oxford Medicine Online, 2018
IntroductionHistorySwallowing symptomsNausea and vomitingAbdominal painBowel habitGeneralized abdominal swellingJaundice and pruritusAppetite and weightLower urinary tract symptomsThe rest of the historyExaminationOutline examinationInspection ...
James Thomas   +2 more
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TUBERCULOSIS OF THE ABDOMEN

Radiologic Clinics of North America, 1995
The diagnosis of abdominal TB is often difficult. A high index of suspicion is required, especially in the high-risk population. This article discusses the radiology of abdominal TB, stressing the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in order to obtain a favorable outcome.
R A, Leder, V H, Low
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Systematic review and evidence based recommendations for the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the open abdomen

open access: yesInternational Journal of Surgery, 2014
INTRODUCTION Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is widely used in the management of the open abdomen despite uncertainty regarding several aspects of usage.
Andreas Bruhin, N Runkel
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The acute abdomen

BMJ, 2013
A 45 year old woman presented to the emergency department with an eight hour history of sudden onset abdominal pain. The pain was severe, sharp, and worse on movement. She felt nauseous but had not vomited. She had last opened her bowels earlier that day, passing a small amount of hard stool.
B H, van Duren   +3 more
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Drainage of the Abdomen

New England Journal of Medicine, 1972
IN all walks of life drains are used to lead away unwanted material. Drainage of the abdomen is no exception. The material may have collected before operation, as in an intra-abdominal abscess. In these circumstances a drain is used therapeutically to ensure that the pus is all evacuated and to prevent closure of the drainage hole while the cavity is ...
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MRI of the abdomen

Archives Internationales de Physiologie et de Biochimie, 1985
Clinical MRI of the body has not so far produced results consistently comparable with X-ray CT or high-resolution real-time ultrasound. Present development in MRI technology (new sequences, respiratory gating) and the application of paramagnetic contrast agents are however promising features. MRI might play a useful rĂ´le also in abdominal examination.
W L, Curati, R E, Steiner
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Gossypiboma of the Abdomen

Archives of Surgery, 1996
Intra-abdominal cysts may rise from a variety of organs. However, foreign-body reaction and cyst formation should be considered in the differential diagnosis. In this report, we describe the finding of a preoperatively undetected gossypiboma. A gossypiboma is a mass within the body that is composed of a cotton matrix; in this case, an unmarked ...
H, Moyle, O J, Hines, D W, McFadden
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Acute Abdomen

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 1988
Acute surgical abdomen is the object of urgent surgical attention. The objective of emergency operation is to interrupt a process that has a steadily worsening prognosis on a scale of hours unless effective surgical treatment is rendered. There are basically three processes to address: free or incipient sepsis and peritonitis, gastrointestinal soilage,
P J, Jung, R C, Merrell
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