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Table 6 Admission diagnosis and management in ACS patients (n = 18) by admission type

From: Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome in patients admitted to the ICU

Admission type

Number of patients

Management of ACS

Number of patients

Surgery type

Number of patients

ICU mortality

Admission diagnosis

Elective surgery

3

    

1

 Aorta

2

Medical

2

  

0

 Cancer other GI tract*

1

Surgical

1

Decompression + open abdomen

1

1

Emergency surgery

8

    

0

 Orthotopic liver transplant

3

Surgical

3

Relaparotomy + primary closure

3

0

 Aorta

1

Medical

1

  

0

 Hemorrhage lower GI tract

1

Medical

1

  

0

 GI perforation

1

Medical

1

  

0

 Complications of previous GI surgery**

1

Medical

1

  

0

 GI surgery other***

1

Medical

1

  

0

Non-surgical

7

    

2

 Pancreatitis

4

Medical

Radiological + Surgical

3

1

Decompression + open abdomen

1

0

1

 GI sepsis

2

Radiological

Surgical

1

1

Decompression + open abdomen

1

0

1

 Hemorrhage intra-/retroperitoneal

1

Medical

1

  

0

  1. ACS Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, ICU Intensive Care Unit, GI gastro-intestinal
  2. *Diagnosis: Extended right hemi-hepatectomy with extra-hepatic bile duct resection and liver segment 1 resection due to hilar cholangiocarcinoma, Klatskin Bismuth type 3a/4
  3. **Diagnosis upon relaparotomy: Perforation small intestine after correction hernia cicatricalis
  4. ***Laparotomy for fulminant pancolitis due to clostridium difficile infection