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 …

Introduction: Increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) or intra-abdominal hypertension
(IAH) is a cause of organ dysfunction in critically ill patients and is independently associated …

First suggested in 1863 by Marey, abdominal compartment syndrome,(ACS), is a
constellation of the physiologic sequelae of increased intra-abdominal pressure,(IAP) …

The acute Page kidney phenomenon occurs as a consequence of external compression of
the renal parenchyma leading to renal ischemia and hypertension. Between January 2000 …

PURPOSE: Renal allograft compartment syndrome (RACS) is early graft dysfunction
secondary to retroperitoneal hypertension and resultant ischemia. Our purpose was to …

Abdominal closure in children less than 10 kg following liver or kidney transplantation can
be challenging. Excessive pressure attained from a tight closure can result in abdominal …

The transplantation of a large kidney in small children can lead to many complications,
including an underrated complication known as abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) …

Renal allograft compartment syndrome (RACS) is a complication characterized by increased
pressure over 15 to 20 mm Hg of the iliac fossa site of transplanted kidney that can lead to a …

Background Renal allograft compartment syndrome (RACS) is an under recognized yet
important complication of kidney transplantation that can lead to early graft dysfunction and …

Early renal allograft dysfunction may be caused by a number of technical factors including
thrombosis, kinking of vessels, and a Page kidney situation in which the allograft is …