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Is intra-abdominal hypertension a missing factor that drives multiple organ dysfunction syndrome?

In a recent issue of Critical Care, Cheng and colleagues conducted a rabbit model study that demonstrated that intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) may damage both gut anatomy and function. With only 6 hours of IAH at 25 mmHg, these authors observed an 80% reduction in mucosal blood flow, an exponenti...

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Autores principales: Kirkpatrick, Andrew W, Roberts, Derek J, De Waele, Jan, Laupland, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25030025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13785