Table 3 Admission diagnosis by IAP group and admission type
From: Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in patients admitted to the ICU
Admission type | Total number of patients | Normal IAP | IAH, no ACS | ACS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Admission diagnosis | ||||
Elective surgery (%) | 339 | 278 (82.0) | 58 (17.1) | 3 (0.9) |
 Abdominal aorta | 45 | 30 | 13 | 2 |
 Cancer other GI tract (hepatoma, gallbladder etc.) | 100 | 85 | 14 | 1 |
 Cancer colon/rectum | 79 | 65 | 14 | 0 |
 Oesophageal cancer | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
 Stomach cancer | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
 Small intestinal cancer | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
 Pancreatic cancer | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
 Trauma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Other | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
Emergency surgery (%) | 120 | 52 (43.3) | 60(50.0) | 8(6.7) |
 Orthotopic liver transplantation (%) | 42 | 17(40.5) | 22(52.4) | 3(7.1) |
 Abdominal aorta | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
 Complications of previous GI surgery (anastomotic leakage, bleeding, abscess, infection) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
 GI perforation/rupture | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
 GI vascular ischemia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
 GI obstruction | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 GI hemorrhage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Trauma | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Other | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Non-surgical management (%) | 44 | 9(20.5) | 28(63.6) | 7(15.9) |
 1. No surgery | 32 | 7 | 19 | 6 |
  Pancreatitis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  Trauma | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
  GI/intra-/retroperitoneal hemorrhage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  GI sepsis | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
  Other | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
 2. Emergency abdominal surgery within 24 h of ICU admission | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
  Trauma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  GI sepsis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
  GI perforation/rupture | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  GI obstruction | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  GI ischemia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  Cholecystitis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |