Is the evolving management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome improving survival?Michael L Cheatham
Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL, USA
Crit Care Med 38:402-7. 2010
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- Abdominal compartment syndrome: pathophysiology and definitions
Michael L Cheatham
Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida 32806, USA
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 17:10. 2009
..The currently accepted consensus definitions surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome are presented...
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
Michael Lee Cheatham
Surgical Intensive Care Units, Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida 32806, USA
Curr Opin Crit Care 15:154-62. 2009
..Within the past few years, the diagnosis and management of these syndromes have evolved tremendously...
- The impact of body position on intra-abdominal pressure measurement: a multicenter analysis
Michael L Cheatham
Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL, USA
Crit Care Med 37:2187-90. 2009
..The impact of changes in body position on the accuracy of IAP measurements, such as head of bed elevation to reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, remains unclear...
- Percutaneous catheter decompression in the treatment of elevated intraabdominal pressure
Michael L Cheatham
Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, 86 W Underwood St, Ste 201, Orlando, FL 32806
Chest 140:1428-35. 2011
..Intensivist-performed bedside drainage of free intraperitoneal fluid or blood (percutaneous catheter decompression [PCD]) has been advocated as a less-invasive alternative to open abdominal decompression (OAD)...
- Advanced age may limit the survival benefit of open abdominal decompression
Michael L Cheatham
Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Am Surg 77:856-61. 2011
..78). Survival after OAD/TAC varies by decade of life and mechanism of injury/illness. Age alone should not negate the use of OAD/TAC. Reasonable survival rates may be expected for patients younger than 80 years of age...
- Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: the journey forward
Michael L Cheatham
Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, 86 West Underwood Street, Orlando, FL 32806, USA
Am Surg 77:S1-5. 2011
..This commentary will review where we were, where we are today, and where we are going with respect to the future of IAH and ACS...
- Long-term implications of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: physical, mental, and financial
Michael L Cheatham
Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, 86 West Underwood Street, Orlando, FL 32806, USA
Am Surg 77:S78-82. 2011
..These improvements are easily achievable by virtually any hospital through adoption of a multidisciplinary IAH/ACS management protocol...
