The abdomen in critical care Preface Introduction GI physiology Functions of GI system Requisites to perform functions Summary Importance and incidence and of abdominal problems in ICU Gut as a motor of multiple organ failure Abdominal symptoms and outcome Enteral nutrition and outcome Assessment of function and symptoms Assessment of GI function GI symptoms Acute gastrointestinal injury Summary Patient admitted due to abdominal emergencies/acute abdomen Pancreatitis Peritonitis and abdominal sepsis GI bleeding Ileus and bowel obstruction 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 The abdomen in critical care Preface Introduction GI physiology Functions of GI system Requisites to perform functions Summary Importance and incidence and of abdominal problems in ICU Gut as a motor of multiple organ failure Abdominal symptoms and outcome Enteral nutrition and outcome Assessment of function and symptoms Assessment of GI function GI symptoms Acute gastrointestinal injury Summary Patient admitted due to abdominal emergencies/acute abdomen Pancreatitis Peritonitis and abdominal sepsis GI bleeding Ileus and bowel obstruction 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
