Open AccessAvoidance of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Damage-Control Laparotomy After Trauma
Author(s) -
Patrick J. Offner,
André Lustosa de Souza,
Ernest E. Moore,
Walter L. Biffl,
Reginald J. Franciose,
Jeffrey L. Johnson,
Jon M. Burch
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.136.6.676
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , laparotomy , abdominal compartment syndrome , surgery , trauma center , complication , injury severity score , abdominal trauma , retrospective cohort study , damage control surgery , anesthesia , abdomen , poison control , resuscitation , blunt , lung , injury prevention , emergency medicine
Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a morbid complication of damage-control laparotomy. Moreover, the technique of abdominal closure influences the frequency of ACS.
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