title: [The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in general surgery].
abstract: Mortality due to the abdominal compartment syndrome is extremely high (38-71%). It may be defined as adverse physiologic consequences that occur as a result of an acute increase in the intraabdominal pressure. The most common causes of abdominal compartment syndrome are retroperitoneal haemorrhage, visceral oedema, pancreatitis, bowel distension, venous mesenterial obstruction, tense ascites, peritonitis, tumor. The mostly affected organ systems include cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, central nervous and splanchnic. The diagnosis depends on the recognition of the clinical syndrome followed by an objective measurement of intraabdominal pressure, preferably that of the urinary bladder. The treatment consist of adequate fluid resuscitation and surgical decompression when necessary.
authors.affiliation: Hajdú-Bihar Megyei Onkormányzat Kenézy Gyula Kórház-Rendelo-intézet, a Debreceni Egyetem Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum és a Debreceni Református Hittudományi Egyetem Oktató Kórháza, Debrecen. drbodnarzsolt@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bodnár
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bulyovszky
authors.forename: Dezso
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kathy
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hajdu
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000150:complications; D011312:Pressure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome