Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

1. www.abdominal-compartment-syndrome.org
2. World Society on Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
3. FREE CME lecture - Intraabdominal Hypertension: The ARDS of the gut
4. IAH/ACS assessment and management algorithms (download PDF)
5. Medical Management of intra-abdominal hypertension (free article)
6. Slide presentation - Intraabdominal hypertension: The ARDS of the gut (PPT14 MB)
7. Slide Presentation - Intraabdominal hypertension: Impact on resuscitation guidelines (PPT 14 MB)
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1. Cheatham ML. Nonoperative management of intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome. World J Surg 2009;33(6):1116-22.
   

2. Cheatham ML, Malbrain ML, Kirkpatrick A, et al. Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. II. Recommendations. Intensive care medicine 2007;33(6):951-62.

3. Sugrue M, Buhkari Y. Intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal compartment syndrome in acute general surgery. World J Surg 2009;33(6):1123-7.

4. Gracia VH, Braslow B, Johnson J, et al. Abdominal compartment syndrome in the open abdomen. Arch Surg 2003; 137:1298-300.

5. Renner J, Gruenewald M, Quaden R, et al. Influence of increased intra-abdominal pressure on fluid responsiveness predicted by pulse pressure variation and stroke volume variation in a porcine model. Critical care medicine 2009.

6. Leppaniemi A. Surgical management of abdominal compartment syndrome; indications and techniques. Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine 2009;17(1):17.

7. Kirkpatrick AW, Ball CG, Nickerson D, D'Amours SK. Intraabdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome in burn patients. World J Surg 2009;33(6):1142-9.

8. Kimball EJ, Mone M, Hansen HJ, et al. A Prospective Evaluation of the Protocolized Management of Intra-abdominal Hypertension and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Acta Clinica Belgica 2009;64(3):81 (Abstract 110).

9. De Waele JJ, Leppaniemi AK. Intra-abdominal hypertension in acute pancreatitis. World J Surg 2009;33(6):1128-33.

10. Wolfe TR, Kimball EJ, McLean B. The interrelationship of severe sepsis, sepsis resuscitation and the abdominal compartment syndrome. Int J Intensive Care 2008(Spring):22-9.

11. Vidal MG, Ruiz Weisser J, Gonzalez F, et al. Incidence and clinical effects of intra-abdominal hypertension in critically ill patients. Critical care medicine 2008;36(6):1823-31.

12. Mullens W, Abrahams Z, Francis GS, Taylor DO, Starling RC, Tang WH. Prompt reduction in intra-abdominal pressure following large-volume mechanical fluid removal improves renal insufficiency in refractory decompensated heart failure. Journal of cardiac failure 2008;14(6):508-14.

13. Ennis JL, Chung KK, Renz EM, et al. Joint Theater Trauma System implementation of burn resuscitation guidelines improves outcomes in severely burned military casualties. The Journal of trauma 2008;64(2 Suppl):S146-51; discussion S51-2.

14. Ejike JC, Bahjri K, Mathur M. What is the normal intra-abdominal pressure in critically ill children and how should we measure it? Critical care medicine 2008;36(7):2157-62.

15. Dalfino L, Tullo L, Donadio I, Malcangi V, Brienza N. Intra-abdominal hypertensionand acute renal failurein critically ill patients. Intensive care medicine 2008;34(4):707-13.

16. Regueira T, Hasbun P, Rebolledo R, et al. Intraabdominal hypertension in patients with septic shock. The American surgeon 2007;73(9):865-70.

17. Daugherty EL, Hongyan L, Taichman D, Hansen-Flaschen J, Fuchs BD. Abdominal compartment syndrome is common in medical intensive care unit patients receiving large-volume resuscitation. Journal of intensive care medicine 2007;22(5):294-9.

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