• Missouri medicine · Sep 2012

    Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome.

    • Gerald L Early, Julie Wesp, and Stanley M Augustin.
    • Department of Surgery, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine, USA. gerald.early@tmcmed.org
    • Mo Med. 2012 Sep 1;109(5):376-8.

    AbstractAbdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is seen with increasing frequency in the critically-ill. Elevated intraabdominal pressures interfere with vital organ function and contribute to mortality. Prevention, when possible and early recognition of occurrence with timely therapy will improve survival. Measurement of bladder pressures plays a critical role in diagnosis and guiding therapy. Treatment includes non-invasive and invasive methodologies designed to decrease the volume of abdominal contents and invasive methods to increase the compartment dimensions.

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