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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome after Cesarean Section: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2020
Background: Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) after cesarean section (CS) is a rare event which is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality.
Nazanin Beheshtian, Samaneh Akbarzadeh, Bita Zargaran, Helena Azimi, Amir Hossain Jafarian, Zohreh Yousefi, Akram Khalaati   +6 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome in critically ill patients [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care, 2023
Intra-abdominal hypertension can have severe consequences, including abdominal compartment syndrome, which can contribute to multi-organ failure. An increase in intra-abdominal hypertension is influenced by factors such as diminished abdominal wall ...
Hyunseok Jang, Naa Lee, Euisung Jeong, Yunchul Park, Younggoun Jo, Jungchul Kim, Dowan Kim   +6 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome secondary to a large retroperitoneal hematoma caused by ruptured gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysms in a patient with severe acute pancreatitis

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2023
Background Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a known complication of severe acute pancreatitis. It is typically secondary to visceral edema and aggressive fluid resuscitation, but rarely caused by a retroperitoneal hematoma due to ruptured visceral
Maiko Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Nagao, Kaori Kono, Tomoki Kanda, Ayumi Tomonaga, Kaori Ito   +5 more
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Peritoneal Drainage as a Safe Alternative to Laparotomy in Children with Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Pediatric Respirology and Critical Care Medicine, 2021
Context: Abdominal compartment syndrome in children carries a mortality of 40–60%. Although definitive treatment for this condition traditionally involves decompressive laparotomy, percutaneous catheter drainage of associated ascites is described as an ...
Beatrix Hyemin Choi, Rivfka Shenoy, Dina Levy-Lambert, Jason C. Fisher, Sandra S. Tomita   +4 more
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Automated Intra-abdominal Pressure Monitoring During Orthotopic Heart Transplant Leads to Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Intraoperative Abdominal Compartment Syndrome—A Case Report

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
We describe a case of spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma leading to abdominal compartment syndrome and organ failure during a complicated orthotopic heart transplantation in a patient previously on mechanical circulatory support.
Manxu Zhao, Nicola D'Attellis, Dominic Emerson, Vanessa Moll, Vanessa Moll, Fardad Esmailian   +5 more
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Abdominal compartment syndrome in severe acute pancreatitis (review of literature)

Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2020
The study was performed for analysis of current understanding of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in patients with severe acute pancreatitis.The English and Russian articles about intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal ...
L. A. Otdelnov, A. S. Mukhin
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Serial abdominal closure with Gore-tex mesh and Rives-Stoppa for an open abdomen secondary to intra-abdominal hypertension in burns

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2018
Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) leading to abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) commonly occurs in major burns. To relieve the excess pressure, decompressive laparotomy is done which can lead to an open abdomen.
R Raja Shanmugakrishnan, Charles Yuen Yung Loh, Abhijeet Wakure, Naguib El-Muttardi   +3 more
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Prophylactic Nasogastric Decompression after Emergency Laparotomy

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 1970
Introduction: Post-operative nasogastric intubation after emergency laparotomy is a commonpractice in many centers, with the intent of hastening the return of bowel function, relievinggastrointestinal discomfort, reducing various post-operative complications and reducing hospitalstay.
Ranjan Sapkota, Ramesh Singh Bhandari
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Effect of obesity and decompressive laparotomy on mortality in acute pancreatitis requiring intensive care unit admission. [PDF]

World J Surg, 2013
AbstractBackgroundControversy still exists on the effect that obesity has on the morbidity and mortality in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). The primary purpose of this study was to compare the mortality rate of obese versus nonobese patients admitted to the ICU for SAP.
Davis PJ, Eltawil KM, Abu-Wasel B, Walsh MJ, Topp T, Molinari M.   +5 more
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Successful Imatinib Treatment of an Abdominal Compartment Syndrome due to Huge Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour

Case Reports in Oncology, 2019
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are the most common digestive mesenchymal tumours, whose prognosis has been revolutionised by targeted therapies such as oral imatinib.
Alexandre Bertucci, Jérôme Guiramand, Lena Mescam, Audrey Monneur, Magali Bisbal, Laurent Chow-Chine, Antoine Sannini, Delphine Perrot, Valéria De Luca, Djamel Mokart, François Bertucci   +10 more
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