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Published in: Critical Care 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Review

The neglected role of abdominal compliance in organ-organ interactions

Authors: Manu L. N. G. Malbrain, Yannick Peeters, Robert Wise

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency medicine 2016. Other selected articles can be found online at http://​www.​biomedcentral.​com/​collections/​annualupdate2016​. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://​www.​springer.​com/​series/​8901.
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Metadata
Title
The neglected role of abdominal compliance in organ-organ interactions
Authors
Manu L. N. G. Malbrain
Yannick Peeters
Robert Wise
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1220-x

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