Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Derek J Roberts, Jan De Waele, Roman Jaeschke, Manu L N G Malbrain, Bart De Keulenaer, Juan Duchesne, Martin Bjorck, Ari Leppaniemi, Janeth C Ejike, Michael Sugrue, Michael Cheatham, Rao Ivatury, Chad G Ball, Annika Reintam Blaser, Adrian Regli, Zsolt J Balogh, Scott D'Amours, Dieter Debergh, Mark Kaplan, Edward Kimball, Claudia Olvera
PURPOSE: To update the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) consensus definitions and management statements relating to intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). METHODS: We conducted systematic or structured reviews to identify relevant studies relating to IAH or ACS. Updated consensus definitions and management statements were then derived using a modified Delphi method and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) guidelines, respectively...
July 2013: Intensive Care Medicine