ROLE OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE IN PREDICTING OUTCOME IN ACUTE SEVERE PANCREATITIS
Author(s) -
B. Narendra Babu,
N. Siva Durgesh,
P. Satya Sundeep
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
paripex-indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2250-1991
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/5000665
Subject(s) - acute pancreatitis , medicine , pancreatitis , organ dysfunction , abdominal compartment syndrome , intensive care medicine , surgery , abdomen , sepsis
Background mortality in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) remains high. Some of these patients develop increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) which may contribute to organ dysfunction.The aims of this study was to evaluate intra-abdominal pressure as a marker of severity in severe acute pancreatitis and to evaluate the relationship between intra-abdominal pressure and development of complications like SIRS, organ failure, pancreatic necrosis in patients with severe acute pancreatitis.
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