Abdominal compartment syndrome.
Abdominal compartment syndrome is still a controversial entity. We report on a patient who developed the classical hemodynamic, respiratory, and renal changes of abdominal compartment syndrome after surgical intervention for blunt abdominal trauma. A decompressive laparotomy improved the situation dramatically.
Bendahan
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Department of Surgery, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
Coetzee
C J
CJ
Papagianopoulos
C
C
Muller
R
R
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*