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- Title
Prospective study of the incidence and outcome of intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome.
- Authors
Hong, J J; Cohn, S M; Perez, J M; Dolich, M O; Brown, M; McKenney, M G
- Abstract
Intra-abdominal hypertension has been recognized as a source of morbidity and mortality in the traumatized patient following laparotomy. Multiple organ dysfunction attributable to intra-abdominal hypertension has been called the abdominal compartment syndrome. The epidemiology and characteristics of these processes remain poorly defined.
- Publication
The British journal of surgery, 2002, Vol 89, Issue 5, p591
- ISSN
0007-1323
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02072.x