Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

The abdominal compartment syndrome

A B Nathens1, F D Brenneman, B R Boulanger

  • 1Department of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, Ont.

Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie
|August 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Canadian Surgery Forum: Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology, Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Vancouver, BC, Sept. 17-21, 2013.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie·2025
Same author

Canadian Surgery Forum.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie·2022
Same author

Abstracts of presentations to the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Canadian Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Society Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: Victoria, BC Sept. 10-13, 2009.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie·2022
Same author

Early operative management in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction: population-based cost analysis.

BJS open·2020
Same author

Population-based study of the impact of small bowel obstruction due to adhesions on short- and medium-term mortality.

The British journal of surgery·2019
Same author

Hepatic fat and abdominal adiposity in early pregnancy together predict impaired glucose homeostasis in mid-pregnancy.

Nutrition & diabetes·2016

Abdominal compartment syndrome, a serious condition caused by increased intra-abdominal pressure, significantly impacts respiratory, hemodynamic, and renal functions. Early diagnosis and surgical decompression are crucial but often insufficient to overcome high mortality rates due to underlying disease severity.

Area of Science:

  • Critical care medicine
  • Surgical pathology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a severe condition characterized by physiological dysfunction resulting from elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP).
  • It arises from various insults, including trauma, aortic aneurysm rupture, and intra-abdominal infections.
  • ACS significantly compromises respiratory mechanics, hemodynamics, and renal function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and its clinical implications.
  • To outline diagnostic criteria and management strategies for ACS.
  • To highlight the challenges and outcomes associated with ACS treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical recognition of characteristic signs and symptoms in at-risk patients.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Objective measurement of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) for diagnosis.
  • Evaluation of management strategies, including surgical abdominal decompression and temporary abdominal closure.

    • Main Results:

    • Sustained increase in IAP leads to multi-organ dysfunction, affecting respiratory, hemodynamic, and renal systems.
    • Diagnosis relies on clinical suspicion coupled with direct IAP measurement.
    • Abdominal decompression, while necessary, is often insufficient to reduce the high mortality associated with severe underlying conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a critical condition requiring prompt recognition and intervention.
    • Management involves surgical decompression, but patient outcomes remain poor due to the severity of the primary illness.
    • Further research into optimizing ACS management and improving survival rates is warranted.