The abdominal compartment syndrome: A complication with many faces

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Berger, P ^a   Nijsten, M W N ^a   Paling, J C ^a   Zwaveling, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal hypertension; Acute renal failure; Intra abdominal pressure; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJURY; KIDNEY; MALE; PRESSURE; RETROPERITONEUM; RUPTURE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; PRESSURE; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RUPTURE;

EID: 0035348191     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(01)00104-8     Document Type: Article

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