Clinical awareness of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in 2007

E J Kimball; W Kim; M L Cheatham; M L N G Malbrain

Clinical awareness of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in 2007

Acta Clin Belg. 2007:62 Suppl 1:66-73.

Authors

E J Kimball¹, W Kim, M L Cheatham, M L N G Malbrain

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, 30 North 1900 East, 3B 110 School of Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17469703

Abstract

Introduction: There has been an exponentially increasing interest in intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). The aim of this review is to evaluate the evolution in clinical awareness of this syndrome.

Methods: A PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine) search and a ScienceDirect (Elsevier B.V.) search of recent literature were performed in order to assess clinical awareness of IAH and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).

Results: In total, 489 articles and 8 clinical surveys have been identified. The results of the landmark papers and the surveys will be briefly discussed in this review.

Conclusion: Clinical awareness of ACS is steadily increasing. It is time to pay attention to ACS, but further, it is time to move forward with therapeutic bundles in a multi-centered, outcome trial on IAH/ACS therapy in order to elevate IAH/ACS management to an international standard of care.

MeSH terms

Abdomen / physiopathology*
Compartment Syndromes / diagnosis
Compartment Syndromes / epidemiology*
Compartment Syndromes / physiopathology*
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis
Hypertension / epidemiology*
Hypertension / physiopathology*
Incidence
Patient Care / standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Publishing / statistics & numerical data