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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 9/2009

01-09-2009 | Perioperative Cardiovascular Rounds

Acute abdominal compartment syndrome

Authors: Nancy Deslauriers, MD, Renée Déry, MD, André Denault, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 9/2009

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Acute abdominal compartment syndrome can be an elusive clinical diagnosis for which critical care physicians must exercise a high index of suspicion in the differential diagnosis of hemodynamic compromise and hemorrhagic shock. The purpose of these Rounds is to describe a case of abdominal compartment syndrome and to summarize the pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of this entity. The Research Ethics Committee of the Montreal Heart Institute granted approval for use of the related images for publication purposes. …
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Metadata
Title
Acute abdominal compartment syndrome
Authors
Nancy Deslauriers, MD
Renée Déry, MD
André Denault, MD
Publication date
01-09-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 9/2009
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-009-9140-8

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