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Abdominal compartment syndrome

Evidence last reviewed: 24 Aug 2026
Topic last updated: 17 Sep 2026

Summary

განსაზღვრება

ანამნეზი და გასინჯვა

ძირითადი დიაგნოსტიკური ფაქტორები

  • abdominal distension
  • oliguria
  • increased respiratory effort
  • hypotension
სრული ტექსტი

რისკფაქტორები

  • excessive fluid resuscitation
  • massive blood transfusion
  • decreased abdominal compliance
  • intra-abdominal infection/inflammation
  • hemoperitoneum
  • ileus
  • pneumoperitoneum
  • loss of abdominal domain
  • comorbid cirrhosis
  • retroperitoneal hematoma
სრული ტექსტი

დიაგნოსტიკური კვლევები

1-ად შესაკვეთი გამოკვლევები

  • transbladder measurement of intra-abdominal pressure
  • oxygen saturation
  • BUN and creatinine
  • ABG
სრული ტექსტი

გასათვალისწინებელი კვლევები

  • peak airway pressure
  • abdominal CT scan
  • abdominal ultrasound
სრული ტექსტი

ახალი ტესტები

  • muscle contraction sensors
  • continuous intragastric pressure monitoring

მკურნალობის ალგორითმი

მწვავე

all patients

კონტრიბუტორები

ავტორები

Patrick B. Murphy, MD, MPH, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Associate Professor

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

გაფრთხილება:

PBM declares that the Medical College of Wisconsin receives honorariums for educational material provided to Boston Scientific.

Courtney Pokrzywa, MD

Surgical Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery Fellow

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

გაფრთხილება:

CP declares that she has no competing interests.

მადლიერება

Dr Patrick B. Murphy and Dr Courtney Pokrzywa would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Michael W. Cripps, Dr Jeffrey C. Perumean, Dr Michaela West, and Dr Gary An, previous contributors to this topic.

გაფრთხილება:

MWC has received compensation from Grifols for participation in their Advisory Board and has been compensated with stock options by TraumaCare.AI, Inc. for serving on their Advisory Board. JCP declares that he has no competing interests. MW and GA are authors of a reference cited in this topic.

რეცენზენტები

Bart De Keulenaer, MD, FJFICM

Physician/Intensivist

Fremantle Hospital

Fremantle

Western Australia

Australia

გაფრთხილება:

BDK declares that he has no competing interests.

William Kirke Rogers, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Disclosures

WKR declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

The World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. WSACS consensus guidelines summary. Apr 2021 [internet publication].Full text

Montalvo-Jave EE, Espejel-Deloiza M, Chernitzky-Camaño J, et al. Abdominal compartment syndrome: current concepts and management. [in spa]. Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed). 2020 Oct-Dec;85(4):443-51.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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