From: Decompressive laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome – a critical analysis
Reference | Journal | Year | No. of patients | Indication for abdominal decompression | Delay to decompression (hours) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Primary ACS | Secondary ACS | |||||
[23] | Ann Surg | 1984 | 4 | 4 | 0 | IAP >25 + acute renal failure | NA |
[25] | Crit Care Med | 1989 | 6 | 6 | 0 | NA (presumably ACS) | NA |
[26] | Aust NZ Surg | 1990 | 10 | 10 | 0 | IAP >18 + organ dysfunction | NA |
[27] | S Afr Med J | 1995 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ACS | 16 |
[17] | Am J Surg | 1997 | 21 | 21 | 0 | ACS | 27 |
[28] | J Trauma | 1998 | 11 | 11 | 0 | IAP >25 mmHg + organ dysfunction | 38 |
[18] | J Trauma | 1998 | 49 | 49 | 0 | ACS | 18 |
[29] | J Trauma | 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 | NA (presumably ACS) | NA |
[2] | Crit Care Med | 2000 | 17 | 13 | 4 | ACS | 13 |
[30] | J Trauma | 2000 | 6 | 0 | 6 | NA (presumably ACS) | NA |
[31] | Am J Surg | 2001 | 28 | 28 | 0 | IAP >20 + organ dysfunction | 17 |
[32] | Am J Surg | 2001 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ACS | 12 |
[16] | J Trauma | 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ACS unresponsive to conservative measures | NA |
[10] | J Burn Care Rehab | 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 | IAP >30 + renal or ventilatory impairment | 28 |
[33] | Am Surg | 2002 | 18 | 17 | 1 | ACS | NA |
[34] | Arch Surg | 2003 | 9 | 0 | 9 | NA (presumably ACS) | 17 |
[35] | J Trauma | 2003 | 26 | 11 | 15 | IAP >25 mmHg + progressive organ dysfunction | 13 |
[15] | J Trauma | 2004 | 17 | 1 | 16 | Uncontrollable ICP | 139 |
Total | 250 | 174 | 76 |