Open AccessAbdominal compartment syndrome in trauma patients: New insights for predicting outcomes
Author(s) -
Aisha Shaheen,
Marie Crandall,
Norman G. Nicolson,
Eduardo Smith-Singares,
Gary J. Merlotti,
Yash J. Jalundhwala,
Nabil Issa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.179452
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal compartment syndrome , mechanical ventilation , intensive care unit , abdominal trauma , injury severity score , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , trauma center , intensive care medicine , blunt , surgery , abdomen , poison control , injury prevention
Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is associated with high morbidity and mortality among trauma patients. Several clinical and laboratory findings have been suggested as markers for ACS, and these may point to different types of ACS and complications.