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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.
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- Intraabdominal Hypertension
- Hypertension, Intra-Abdominal
- Hypertension, Intraabdominal
- Hypertensions, Intra-Abdominal
- Hypertensions, Intraabdominal
- Intra Abdominal Hypertension
- Intra-Abdominal Hypertensions
- Intraabdominal Hypertensions
- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
- Abdominal Compartment Syndromes
- Compartment Syndrome, Abdominal
- Compartment Syndromes, Abdominal
- Syndrome, Abdominal Compartment
- Syndromes, Abdominal Compartment
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2012
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- National Library of Medicine. Intra-Abdominal Hypertension. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059325. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059325
- Intra-Abdominal Hypertension. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25458308