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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Compartment Syndromes > Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Compartment Syndromes > Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Compartment Syndromes > Intra-Abdominal Hypertension

Preferred term

Intra-Abdominal Hypertension  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hypertension, Intraabdominal
  • Hypertensions, Intraabdominal
  • Intraabdominal Hypertension
  • Intraabdominal Hypertensions

Scope note

  • Pathological elevation of intra-abdominal pressure (>12 mm Hg). It may develop as a result of SEPSIS; PANCREATITIS; capillary leaks, burns, or surgery. When the pressure is higher than 20 mm Hg, often with end-organ dysfunction, it is referred to as abdominal compartment syndrome.

History note

  • 2012

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059325

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