• Critical care clinics · Oct 2013

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    Abdominal Catastrophes in the Intensive Care Unit Setting.

    • Joao B Rezende-Neto and Ori D Rotstein.
    • Department of Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street 16CC-044, Toronto, Ontario M5B1W8, Canada.
    • Crit Care Clin. 2013 Oct 1;29(4):1017-44.

    AbstractPatients in the setting of the intensive care unit can develop intra-abdominal complications that may worsen outcome. Clinical suspicion of such complications coupled with early diagnosis and treatment may reduce morbidity and mortality associated with these processes. This article addresses the diagnosis and management of some of the common causes of intra-abdominal catastrophes.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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