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Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

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Interest in intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome has intensified in recent years as the recognition of this condition has increased, thereby providing a potential therapeutic target to improve outcomes for critically ill patients [22]. According to a recent systematic review, the incidence of abdominal compartment syndrome varies between 0.5% and 36.4% of trauma patients, mortality is nearly universal if untreated, and for treated patients, overall survival is improved across all study cohorts, though survival rates range widely, from 25% to 75%.

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  3. Division of Trauma Surgery, Rm C5L100, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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  4. Trauma and Emergency Surgery Service, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA

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Sadjadi, J., Victorino, G.P. (2018). Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. In: Salim, A., Brown, C., Inaba, K., Martin, M. (eds) Surgical Critical Care Therapy . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71712-8_23

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