Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Its Related Risk Factors in Emergency Surgery
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background: Intra-abdominal hypertension associated with organ dysfunction is defined as abdominal compartment syndrome. Elevated intra-abdominal pressure adversely impacts pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal, splanchnic, musculoskeletal and central nervous system physiology. Abdominal compartment syndrome results in significant morbidity and mortality.
Objectives: To identify the risk factors for the development of abdominal compartment syndrome.
Methods: Sixty seven patients, who were admitted (as an emergency cases) to the fifth floor, department of surgery in Baghdad Teaching Hospital from October 2007 to October 2009, were included in this prospective study. The intra-vesical pressure has measured to represent the intra-abdominal pressure.
Results: Twenty four patients out of sixty seven (35.8%) patients developed abdominal compartment syndrome, eight of them died while the remaining sixteen patients were alive by early recognition of abdominal compartment syndrome depending on the risk factors for the developing of this syndrome.
Conclusion: Identification of the risk factors of abdominal compartment syndrome is very important to avoid its development with its subsequent lethal complications
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