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Descriptor English:   Intra-Abdominal Hypertension 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hipertensión Intra-Abdominal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hipertensão Intra-Abdominal 
Synonyms English:   Abdominal Compartment Syndrome  
Tree Number:   C05.651.180.297
C14.907.303.297
Definition English:   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 English:   2012 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   54490 
Unique Identifier:   D059325 

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