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. 2007:62 Suppl 1:66-73.

Clinical awareness of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in 2007

E J Kimball  1 , W Kim, M L Cheatham, M L N G Malbrain
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  • PMID: 17469703

Clinical awareness of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in 2007

E J Kimball et al. Acta Clin Belg. 2007.

Abstract

Introduction: There has been an exponentially increasing interest in intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). The aim of this review is to evaluate the evolution in clinical awareness of this syndrome.

Methods: A PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine) search and a ScienceDirect (Elsevier B.V.) search of recent literature were performed in order to assess clinical awareness of IAH and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).

Results: In total, 489 articles and 8 clinical surveys have been identified. The results of the landmark papers and the surveys will be briefly discussed in this review.

Conclusion: Clinical awareness of ACS is steadily increasing. It is time to pay attention to ACS, but further, it is time to move forward with therapeutic bundles in a multi-centered, outcome trial on IAH/ACS therapy in order to elevate IAH/ACS management to an international standard of care.

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