Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-204

  Ball, C G ^a,b   Kirkpatrick, A W ^c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Critical care; Decompressive laparotomy; Intra abdominal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; BLADDER PRESSURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 35148813095     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690709600303     Document Type: Review

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