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Intra-abdominal hypertension; prevalence, incidence and outcomes in a low resource setting; a prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is defined as a sustained elevation in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) greater than or equal to 12 mmHg. IAH has been shown to cause organ derangements and dysfunction in the body. Objective screening of IAH is neither done early enough nor at all thus l...

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Autores principales: Kuteesa, Job, Kituuka, Olivia, Namuguzi, Dan, Ndikuno, Cynthia, Kirunda, Samuel, Mukunya, David, Galukande, Moses
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4657315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26604981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-015-0051-4