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Abdominal compartment syndrome and intra-abdominal hypertension are frequently associated with severe intra-abdominal infections.
Repeated intravesical measurements of intra-abdominal pressure should be frequently performed to identify patients at risk for intra-abdominal hypertension.
In addition to decompressive laparotomy, numerous medical and minimally invasive therapies have been proposed or studied that may be beneficial for patients with intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome. Despite lack of strong evidence in international literature, open abdomen may be, in selected patients, an option for the prevention of abdominal compartment syndrome.
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Sartelli, M. (2021). Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Infection. In: Coccolini, F., Malbrain, M.L., Kirkpatrick, A.W., Gamberini, E. (eds) Compartment Syndrome. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55378-4_11
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