Abdominal compartment syndrome: a concise clinical review

G An, MA West - Critical care medicine, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: There has been an increased awareness of the presence and clinical importance
of abdominal compartment syndrome. It is now appreciated that elevations of abdominal …

Abdominal compartment syndrome in the intensive care unit

J Morken, MA West - Current opinion in critical care, 2001 - journals.lww.com
The abdominal compartment syndrome is an increasingly recognized complication of both
medical and surgical patients in the ICU setting. This syndrome has been described in a …

Abdominal compartment syndrome: risk factors, diagnosis, and current therapy

GM Luckianow, M Ellis, D Governale… - Critical care research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abdominal compartment syndrome's manifestations are difficult to definitively detect on
physical examination alone. Therefore, objective criteria have been articulated that aid the …

Is the evolving management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome improving survival?

ML Cheatham, K Safcsak - Critical care medicine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The diagnosis and management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal
compartment syndrome have changed significantly over the past decade with improved …

Pathophysiology and management of abdominal compartment syndrome

J Walker, LM Criddle - American Journal of Critical Care, 2003 - AACN
Abdominal compartment syndrome is a potentially lethal condition caused by any event that
produces intra-abdominal hypertension; the most common cause is blunt abdominal trauma …

Results from the international conference of experts on intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome. I. Definitions

MLNG Malbrain, ML Cheatham, A Kirkpatrick… - Intensive care …, 2006 - Springer
Objective Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)
have been increasingly recognized in the critically ill over the past decade. The variety of …

Recognition and management of abdominal compartment syndrome in the United Kingdom

A Tiwari, F Myint, G Hamilton - Intensive care medicine, 2006 - Springer
Objective Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a condition associated with high
mortality if undiagnosed and untreated. ACS is seen in patients managed in intensive care …

Abdominal compartment syndrome as a multidisciplinary challenge. A literature review

GA Popescu, T Bara, P Rad - The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2018 - sciendo.com
Abstract Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS), despite recent advances in medical and
surgical care, is a significant cause of mortality. The purpose of this review is to present the …

Abdominal compartment syndrome

BH Saggi, HJ Sugerman, RR Ivatury… - Journal of Trauma and …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) has tremendous relevance in the practice of
surgery and the care of critically ill patients because of the effects of elevated pressure within …

Abdominal compartment syndrome: clinical manifestations and predictive factors

J McNelis, CP Marini, HH Simms - Current Opinion in Critical …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
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