Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in burns, obesity, pregnancy, and general medicine

Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 228-240

  Malbrain, Manu L N G ^a   De Keulenaer, Bart L ^b,h,i   Oda, Jun ^c   De Laet, Inneke ^a   De Waele, Jan J ^d   Roberts, Derek J ^e   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^e   Kimball, Edward ^f   Ivatury, Rao ^g  

^a Stuivenberg General Hospital   (Belgium)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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

^h FIONA STANLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Abdominal hypertension; Burns; Gynecology; Internal medicine; Obesity; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; Specific conditions

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECLAMPSIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBESITY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; INTRA-ABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84936994862     PISSN: 16425758     EISSN: 17312531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5603/AIT.a2015.0021     Document Type: Review

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