Current insights in intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 88-99

  De Laet, I E ^a   Malbrain, M ^b  

^a Intensive Care Unit   (Belgium)

^b ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Decompressive laparotomia; Intra abdominal hypertension; Intra abdominal pressure; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CISAPRIDE; CISATRACURIUM; DOBUTAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; ILOPROST; MELATONIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; OCTREOTIDE;

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 34247498240     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(07)74781-2     Document Type: Review

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