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Abdominal compartment syndrome in children
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2001OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency, predisposing factors, clinical presentation, and outcome of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in critically ill pediatric patients. DESIGN: A prospective study over a 5-yr period. SETTING: Pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care, university hospital.
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Abdominal compartment syndrome
Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2005Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), the pathophysiologic implications of elevated intraabdominal pressure (IAP), have detrimental effects on all organ systems and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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Abdominal compartment syndrome.
Minerva chirurgica, 2010Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) are frequently encountered in critically ill patients and carry a high morbidity and mortality risk. Despite these facts, IAH/ACS are still overlooked by many physicians and therefore timely diagnosis is not made and treatment is often inadequate. All clinicians should be aware
Mayer, D +5 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome: A review
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2009The aims of this review were to summarize a) the consensus definitions of normal and pathologic intra-abdominal pressure (IAP); b) the techniques to measure IAP; c) the risk factors for intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS); d) the pathophysiology of ACS; and e) the current recommendations for management and ...
Ana P C P, Carlotti, Werther B, Carvalho
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Children
Critical Care Nurse, 2012Abdominal compartment syndrome is defined as sustained intra-abdominal pressure greater than 20 mm Hg (with or without abdominal perfusion pressure <60 mm Hg) associated with new organ failure or dysfunction. The syndrome is associated with 90% to 100% mortality if not recognized and treated in a timely manner.
Jennifer, Newcombe +2 more
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Understanding abdominal compartment syndrome
Intensive Care Medicine, 2015Not ...
De Waele, J J +2 more
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Pathophysiology of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Transplantation Proceedings, 2006For over a century, raised intra-abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) has been known. The physiology and clinical results of this syndrome produce significant morbidity and quite high mortality rates. Increased intra-abdominal pressure causes progressive hypoperfusion and ischemia of the intestines as well as other peritoneal and retroperitoneal ...
V, Vegar-Brozovic, J, Stoic-Brezak
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Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome
Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2022Purpose of review Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) has been acknowledged as an important contributor to organ dysfunction in critically ill patients, both in surgical and medical conditions. As our understanding of the pathophysiology evolves, risk factors are better recognized, preventive measures can now be implemented and ...
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The abdominal compartment syndrome: a complication with many faces
The Netherlands Journal of Medicine, 2001Lately renewed attention has been given to the abdominal compartment syndrome. Despite of this there still remain a lot of controversies with regard to the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this syndrome and the therapeutic options.Two cases of patients with this syndrome are described and the data from animal and human trials concerning the ...
Berger, P. +3 more
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Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2007Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) are commonly encountered in surgical intensive care units. While IAH is a graded phenomenon, ACS is an all-or-none condition that causes dysfunction of cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, and neurological systems.
C G, Ball, A W, Kirkpatrick
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