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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct-Dec;21(4):444-445.
doi: 10.4103/aca.ACA_247_17.

Abdominal compartment syndrome after surgical repair of Type A aortic dissection

Fotini Ampatzidou  1 , Athanasios Madesis  1 , George Kechagioglou  1 , George Drossos  1
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Abdominal compartment syndrome after surgical repair of Type A aortic dissection

Fotini Ampatzidou et al. Ann Card Anaesth. 2018 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Abdominal compartment syndrome is associated with severe dysfunction of intra-abdominal and intrathoracic organs. Medical therapy, with the goal of reducing intra-abdominal pressure, leads to improvement in organ perfusion.

Keywords: Abdominal compartment syndrome; aortic dissection; postoperative care.

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Intra-abdominal pressure measurement (via urinary bladder catheter)
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Celiac track. Narrowing of the origin (red arrow) true lumen-T compression by the false lumen-F (black arrow). Intestinal dilatation
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