ALLMedicine™ Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Center

Jul 25th, 2021 - Abdominal Compartment Syndrome; Can Big Data Provide the Answers?|2021|Teraa M,Boyle JR,|

Jul 11th, 2021 - Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) are treated by endovascular aneurysm repair (rEVAR) increasingly often. Despite rEVAR being a minimally invasive method, abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) remains a significant post-operative threat. T...

Jul 9th, 2021 - A 40-year-old primigravida woman with a monochorionic-triamniotic (MT) triplet pregnancy was hospitalized due to threatened abortion at 16 gestational weeks. Polyhydramnios in two fetuses and oligohydramnios in the third supported a diagnosis of f...

Jun 12th, 2021 - Selection of patients for open abdomen (OA) treatment in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is challenging. Treatment related morbidity and risk of adverse events are high; however, refractory abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is potentially letha...

Jun 5th, 2021 - Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is an infrequently encountered life-threatening disorder characterised by elevated abdominal pressure with evidence of new organ dysfunction. It is rarely reported in paediatrics. We describe an extremely unusu...

May 16th, 2013 - To update the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) consensus definitions and management statements relating to intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). We conducted systematic or struc...

Nov 8th, 2019 - Excessive pressure within the peritoneal cavity, known as intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH), can adversely affect not only intra-peritoneal organ function, but also other organ systems throughout the body. When IAH > 20 mmHg induces new organ dys...

Aug 14th, 2019 - Gastroschisis is a clinical condition characterized by a defect in the normal development of the abdominal wall. The defect is present to the right of the umbilicus leading to in utero bowel evisceration and exposure to amniotic fluid. Prolonged e...

Jan 9th, 2018 - Recently a great interest in the role of the endothelium in the pathophysiology of sepsis has been introduced. The endothelium is coated by a "thick" endothelial glycocalyx protecting it from becoming activated and prevents capillary leakage. The ...

Nov 7th, 2017 - Despite improved management techniques of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, especially in vascular surgery, the mortality rate has not decreased these last years. The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) has been clearly identified as one of the...

Jul 20th, 2016 - The systemic inflammatory response to sepsis may cause impaired tissue oxygenation that can persist despite the restoration of a normal hemodynamic profile and systemic oxygen transport. Therefore, the assessment of tissue oxygenation and perfusio...

Nov 10th, 2017 - Tension pneumoperitoneum (TPP), also known as hyperacute abdominal compartment syndrome or abdominal tamponade, is a rare condition most commonly associated with gastrointestinal (GI) perforation during endoscopy and iatrogenic insufflation of gas.

Aug 1st, 2016 - Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) was common after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, with a similar incidence for both open surgical and endovascular repair (EVAR), according to a report published in the European Journal of Vascu.

Mar 10th, 2015 - Discussion This patient presented with refractory hypotension, oliguria, metabolic acidosis, and anemia. A CT scan revealed a large abdominal wall hematoma, with collapse of the inferior vena cava. Her bladder pressure was initially high and furth...

Oct 15th, 2014 - Although some vascular surgeons are convinced that endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is superior to open repair for the treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs), the issue remains controversial. The naysayers for the superiority.

Apr 23rd, 2013 - LAS VEGAS – Trauma patients should not get antibiotics after damage control or primarily closed laparotomies because this treatment may increase the risk of postsurgical intra-abdominal infections, according to a study from Virginia Commonwealth U.