We read with interest the recent case note by Vikrama and colleagues (1) describing the
percutaneous management of a patient with purported primary abdominal compartment …

Background The World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) defines
ACS as a sustained increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) greater than 20 mm Hg …

Unlike many disease processes that surgeons treat in which progress is slow, the
knowledge, definition, diagnosis, research, and treatment of abdominal compartment …

Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a complex pathologic state in which an
increase in intra-abdominal pressure results in physiologic derangements in several organ …

The negative impact of increased intra-abdominal pressure has been recognized since the
late 1800s, when a relationship between elevated IAP and respiratory function was shown in …

Sir: We read with interest the paper by Tiwari et al.[1] on the recognition and management of
abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in the United Kingdom. Unlike many commonly …

The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a clinical entity that develops after
sustained and uncontrolled intra-abdominal hypertension. ACS has been demonstrated to …

Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) has evolved from an inconsistently reported,
poorly understood phenomenon in patients after emergency abdominal surgery to an …

The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a state of serious organ dysfunction
resulting from sustained increases in intraabdominal pressure (IAP), most obviously …

BACKGROUND: The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is now recognized as a
frequent confounder of surgical critical care following major trauma; however, few …