Acute Abdominal Complications In The ICU

Acute abdominal complications developing in critically ill patients in the ICU can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this episode of Critical Matters, we discuss a variety of acute abdominal complications such as abdominal compartment syndrome, acalculous cholecystitis, toxic megacolon and ischemic bowel. Our guest is Dr. Samuel Tisherman. Dr. Tisherman is a surgical critical care physician at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center and a Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Additional Resources: World Society of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) consensus definitions and recommendations: https://bit.ly/2l9m6EQ Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Review. Huffman J, Schenker S. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: https://bit.ly/2nfssTL Ogilvie’s Syndrome: Management and Outcomes. Haj, M et al. Medicine: https://bit.ly/2mKLVM5 Books Mentioned in this Episode: Complications: A Surgeon’s Note on an Imperfect Science. By Atul Gawande: https://amzn.to/2laETzB