Intra-abdominal hypertension: evolving concepts

MLNG Malbrain - Clinics in chest medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
This article focuses primarily on the recent literature on abdominal compartment syndrome
(ACS) and the definitions and recommendations published by the World Society for the …

Abdominal compartment syndrome: a review

APCP Carlotti, WB Carvalho - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The 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) …

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 …

Incidence and clinical effects of intra-abdominal hypertension in critically ill patients

MG Vidal, JR Weisser, F Gonzalez, MA Toro… - Critical care …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiology and outcomes of
intra-abdominal hypertension in a heterogeneous intensive care unit population. Design …

Abdominal compartment syndrome–Intra-abdominal hypertension: Defining, diagnosing, and managing

TS Papavramidis, AD Marinis, I Pliakos… - … , trauma, and shock, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) are
increasingly recognized as potential complications in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. ACS …

Consensus conference definitions and recommendations on intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS)-the long road to …

M Malbrain, I De Laet, M Cheatham - Acta Clinica Belgica, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: There has been an exponentially increasing interest in intraabdominal
hypertension (IAH) and the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) over the last decade …

Rational intraabdominal pressure monitoring: how to do it?

JJ De Waele, I De Laet, M Malbrain - Acta Clinica Belgica, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) is increasingly appreciated by intensivists
as an important cause of organ dysfunction, even at pressure levels which were previously …

Acute intestinal distress syndrome: the importance of intra-abdominal pressure

M Malbrain, W Vidts, M Ravyts… - Minerva …, 2008 - biblio.ugent.be
This review article will focus primarily on the recent literature on abdominal compartment
syndrome (ACS) as well as the definitions and recommendations published by the World …

Continuous intra-abdominal pressure monitoring

Z Balogh, JJ De Waele, M Malbrain - Acta Clinica Belgica, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome
(ACS) can develop within 12 hours of ICU admission in high-risk patients. Until recently the …

Gastrointestinal microcirculation and cardiopulmonary function during experimentally increased intra-abdominal pressure

PH Olofsson, S Berg, HC Ahn, LH Brudin… - Critical care …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess gastric, intestinal, and renal cortex
microcirculation parallel with central hemodynamics and respiratory function during …