NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY IN ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME – A CASE REPORT
The abdominal vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system has been introduced, providing a new possibility to treat an open abdomen. Abdominal compartment syndrome has a great relevance in surgical practice and patient care in critical condition, due to the effects of increased pressure in the enclose...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Romanian Scientists
2017-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Medical Dentistry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijmd.ro/articole/536_002-%20Bogdan%20Mihnea%20CIUNTU.pdf |
| Summary: | The abdominal vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system
has been introduced, providing a new possibility to treat
an open abdomen. Abdominal compartment syndrome has
a great relevance in surgical practice and patient care in
critical condition, due to the effects of increased pressure
in the enclosed space of the abdomen, possibly leading to
multiple organ failure. We present a case of a 53 year-old
woman with acute severe pancreatitis, admitted to
intensive care unit with increasing abdominal pressure and
rapid development of the compartment syndrome which
overcame non-surgical manoeuvres, so that emergency
surgery was imposed. The surgical procedure implied a
laparostoma managed through negative pressure therapy.
Severe cases of acute pancreatitis are associated with high
mortality rate, secondary to early and late complications
that develop as a consensus of the progression of the
inflammatory and necrotic process. |
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| ISSN: | 2066-6063 2066-6063 |