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 |
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Admission diagnosis | ||||||
Elective surgery | 3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
 Aorta | 2 | Medical | 2 |  |  | 0 |
 Cancer other GI tract* | 1 | Surgical | 1 | Decompression + open abdomen | 1 | 1 |
Emergency surgery | 8 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 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 |