Abdominal compartment syndrome: A century later, isn't it time to accept and promulgate?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2494-2495

  Ivatury, Rao R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Clinical surveys; Damage control; Intra abdominal hypertension; Intra abdominal pressure; Open abdomen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MANOMETRY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33747498752     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000235680.83667.EE     Document Type: Editorial

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