ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

Course overview

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME OCCURS WHEN THE PRESSURE IN THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY ELEVATES BEYOND 20 MMHG. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIORGAN DYSFUNCTION. FAILURE TO PROMPTLY RECOGNIZE AND MANAGED ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME CONTRIBUTES TO ITS HIGH RATE OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN RECOGNIZING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.