Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Treated by using Open Linea Alba Fasciotomy

doi:2011.1.1.61

J Acute Care Surg > Volume 1(1); 2011 > Article

Case Report

Journal of Surgical Critical Care 2011;1(1):61-66.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17479/jacs.2011.1.1.61 Published online September 30, 2011.

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Treated by using Open Linea Alba Fasciotomy

복부구획증후군을 침상 옆 백선 근막 절개술로 치료한 증례

김 지 훈

Department of Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine

Abstract

Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a life.threatening disorder caused by rapidly increasing intra.abdominal pressure. ACS can result in multiorgan failure and carries a mortality of 60~70%. The treatment of choice in ACS is surgical decompression. There are very few reports of ACS and experience in Korea. We report 12.year.old male patient who developed an abdominal compartment syndrome due to traffic.accident.induced retroperitoneal hematomas, Which was successfully treated by performing a bedside emergency surgical decompression with open linea alba fasciotomy with intact peritoneum.

Key Words: Abdominal compartment syndrome, Retroperitoneal bleeding, Surgical decompression, Linea alba fasciotomy