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THE ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1996
1. ACS is caused by an acute increase in intra-abdominal pressure, usually as a result of intra-abdominal hemorrhage. 2. The most common and significant complications are respiratory and renal failure. 3. Abdominal decompression promptly reverses the complications of ACS. 4. Failure to recognize and treat ACS is inevitably fatal.
J M, Burch, E E, Moore, F A, Moore, R, Franciose   +3 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome and intra-abdominal hypertension.

Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2019
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a severe complication resulting from an acute and sustained increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), causing significant morbidity and mortality. Although prospective double-blinded, randomized
B. Pereira
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Abdominal compartment syndrome.

Minerva chirurgica, 2010
Intra-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, Veith, F J, Lachat, Mario L, Pfammatter, T, Hechelhammer, L, Rancic, Z   +5 more
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Incidence of Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 2019
Objective: To determine the contemporary prevalence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome in critically ill patients. Data Sources: Medline, Embase, and Central databases.
Zaid Khot, P. Murphy, N. Sela, N. Parry, K. Vogt, I. Ball   +5 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome: what radiologist needs to know

La radiologia medica, 2023
Martina Caruso, C. Rinaldo, F. Iacobellis, Giuseppina Dell'Aversano Orabona, D. Grimaldi, M. Di Serafino, M. L. Schillirò, Francesco Verde, Vittorio Sabatino, Costanza Camillo, G. Ponticiello, Luigia Romano   +11 more
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Children: Clinical and Imaging Features.

AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 2019
OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to identify the clinical features and imaging findings of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS During the study period, ACS was diagnosed in 50 children, 14 of whom underwent ...
Bo-Kyung Je, H. Kim, P. Horn
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in acute pancreatitis

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023
A. Jena, Anupam Singh, R. Kochhar
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The Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

2010
A compartment syndrome exists when increased pressure in a closed anatomic space threatens the viability of surrounding tissue. When this occurs in the abdominal cavity, the impact on end-organ function within and outside the cavity can be devastating. The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is not a disease, but a clinic syndrome that has many causes
Malbrain, Manu L., Cheatham, Michael, Sugrue, Michael, Ivatury, Rao   +3 more
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Understanding abdominal compartment syndrome

Nursing, 2009
Learn to recognize intra-abdominal hypertension early to avoid this potentially devastating complication.
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Evaluation and Management of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in the Emergency Department.

Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Abdominal compartment syndrome is a potentially deadly condition that can be missed in the emergency department setting. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this narrative review article is to provide a summary of the background, pathophysiology ...
M. Gottlieb, A. Koyfman, B. Long
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