title: [Acute abdomen after cardiac surgery].
abstract: Acute abdomen after cardiosurgery accounts for a minor group of complications, however, they are associated with a high mortality and morbidity. In 2001 in the authors department 940 cardiac operations were performed. In four patients (0.43%) during the early postoperative period acute abdomen developed which called for urgent surgical intervention. Two patients died. Only early diagnosis and subsequent urgent laparotomy can have a positive impact on the prognosis of this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Kardiochirurgické oddĕlení FNKV a 3. LF UK, Praha. Vladik.Tuma@seznam.cz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tůma
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Straka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fanta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vanĕk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brůcek
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications