Open AccessAnalyzing intra-abdominal pressures and outcomes in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy
Author(s) -
Shehtaj Khan,
Akshay Kumar Verma,
Syed Moied Ahmad,
Reyaz Ahmad
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/0974-2700.70747
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , abdominal compartment syndrome , abdomen , incidence (geometry) , mortality rate , surgery , abdominal surgery , population , decompression , physics , environmental health , optics
Studies have documented the impact of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) on virtually every organ. However, it still remains strangely underdiagnosed. The aims of the study were to assess, in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy, whether intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is an independent predictor of morbidity and mortality, to evaluate the effects of IAH, and to identify hidden cases of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).