Treatment of increasing intracranial pressure secondary to the acute abdominal compartment syndrome in a patient with combined abdominal and head trauma

G L Bloomfield; J M Dalton; H J Sugerman; P C Ridings; E J DeMaria; R Bullock

doi:10.1097/00005373-199512000-00028

Treatment of increasing intracranial pressure secondary to the acute abdominal compartment syndrome in a patient with combined abdominal and head trauma

J Trauma. 1995 Dec;39(6):1168-70. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199512000-00028.

Authors

G L Bloomfield¹, J M Dalton, H J Sugerman, P C Ridings, E J DeMaria, R Bullock

Affiliation

¹ Division of General and Trauma Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0519, USA.

PMID: 7500414
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199512000-00028

Abstract

Acute abdominal compartment syndrome has recently been shown to raise intracranial pressure (ICP). This may increase the risk of ischemic neuronal damage by decreasing cerebral perfusion pressure. We report the successful management of a patient with severe multisystem injury in whom abdominal decompression dramatically reduced high ICP unresponsive to medical measures.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdomen / physiopathology
Abdominal Injuries / complications*
Abdominal Injuries / physiopathology
Accidental Falls
Acute Disease
Adult
Brain Injuries / complications*
Brain Injuries / physiopathology
Compartment Syndromes / complications*
Compartment Syndromes / physiopathology
Compartment Syndromes / therapy*
Humans
Intracranial Pressure*
Male
Pressure