title: Abdominal compartment syndrome. The Nashville experience.
abstract: Intra-abdominal hypertension is an unusual and often lethal syndrome. It is most often seen in critically ill surgical patients. The most important component of therapy is reduction of intra-abdominal pressure. Unfortunately, even with appropriate treatment, mortality is still high.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eddy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nunn
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002423:Cause of Death; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D012307:Risk Factors