The abdomen in critical care Preface Introduction Patient admitted due to abdominal emergencies/acute abdomen Acute pancreatitis Peritonitis and abdominal sepsis GI bleeding Mechanical bowel obstruction and ileus Massive ascites Abdominal trauma Ruptured aortic aneurysm repair Patient admitted after elective surgery Gastrointestinal surgery Liver surgery Pancreatic surgery Aortic surgery Summary Patient developing abdominal problems in ICU Feeding intolerance Stress related mucosal disease and GI bleeding Diarrhoea Intra abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome (IAH/ACS) Mesenteric ischaemia Abdominal sepsis Acute colonic pseudo obstruction (Ogilvie’s syndrome) Clostridium difficile colitis and toxic megacolon Acalculous cholecystitis Open abdomen Summary The abdomen in critical care The Abdomen in critical care Table of contents: Preface Introduction Patient admitted due to abdominal emergencies/acute abdomen Acute pancreatitis Peritonitis and abdominal sepsis GI bleeding Mechanical bowel obstruction and ileus Massive ascites Abdominal trauma Ruptured aortic aneurysm repair Patient admitted after elective surgery Gastrointestinal surgery Liver surgery Pancreatic surgery Aortic surgery Summary Patient developing abdominal problems in ICU Feeding intolerance Stress related mucosal disease and GI bleeding Diarrhoea Intra abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome (IAH/ACS) Mesenteric ischaemia Abdominal sepsis Acute colonic pseudo obstruction (Ogilvie’s syndrome) Clostridium difficile colitis and toxic megacolon Acalculous cholecystitis Open abdomen Summary The abdomen in critical care Preface Introduction Patient admitted due to abdominal emergencies/acute abdomen Acute pancreatitis Peritonitis and abdominal sepsis GI bleeding Mechanical bowel obstruction and ileus Massive ascites Abdominal trauma Ruptured aortic aneurysm repair Patient admitted after elective surgery Gastrointestinal surgery Liver surgery Pancreatic surgery Aortic surgery Summary Patient developing abdominal problems in ICU Feeding intolerance Stress related mucosal disease and GI bleeding Diarrhoea Intra abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome (IAH/ACS) Mesenteric ischaemia Abdominal sepsis Acute colonic pseudo obstruction (Ogilvie’s syndrome) Clostridium difficile colitis and toxic megacolon Acalculous cholecystitis Open abdomen Summary The abdomen in critical care
