Mesenteric ischemia, intra-abdominal hypertension, and the abdominal compartment syndrome

Affiliations

¹ Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;
² Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;
³ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA;
⁴ Intensive Care and Burn Care Unit, ZNA Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium;
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Calgary Firefighters' Burn Treatment Centre, Calgary, Alberta.

Andrew W Kirkpatrick et al. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2016 Spring.

. 2016 Spring;24(1):9-10.

doi: 10.4172/plastic-surgery.1000950.

¹ Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;
² Regional Trauma Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;
³ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, California, USA;
⁴ Intensive Care and Burn Care Unit, ZNA Stuivenberg, Antwerp, Belgium;
⁵ Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta;; Calgary Firefighters' Burn Treatment Centre, Calgary, Alberta.

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