Intra-abdominal pressure and the morbidly obese patients: The effect of body mass index

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-83

  Wilson, Alison ^a   Longhi, James ^a   Goldman, Charles ^b   McNatt, Stephen ^a  

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

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Body mass index; Intra abdominal hypertension; Intra abdominal pressure

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER PRESSURE; BODY MASS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH BYPASS;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PRESSURE;

EID: 77954744340     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e05a79     Document Type: Article

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