Abdominal compartment syndrome: An under-diagnosed contributory factor to morbidity and mortality in the critically ill

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 992, 2008, Pages 293-298

  Hunter, J D ^a  

^a MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES; PRESSURE; VISCERA;

EID: 49049121034     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.064212     Document Type: Review

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