From: Decompressive laparotomy for abdominal compartment syndrome – a critical analysis
Reference | Year | No. of patients included | Age (years) | ISS | APACHE II score | IAP before DL (mmHg) | IAP after DL (mmHg) | Mortality (%) |
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Primary ACS | ||||||||
[23] | 1984 | 4 | 55 | - | - | 37 | 14 | 50 |
[25] | 1989 | 4 | - | - | - | 37 | - | 75 |
[26] | 1990 | 10 | 69 | - | - | 25 | 16 | 60 |
[17] | 1997 | 21 | 39 | 26 | - | 27 | 14 | 29 |
[28] | 1998 | 11 | 37 | 27 | - | 49 | 19 | 64 |
[18] | 1998 | 49 | 36 | 37 | - | 33 | - | 42 |
[31] | 2001 | 28 | 36 | 32 | - | 26 | - | 43 |
Secondary ACS | ||||||||
[29] | 1999 | 6 | 57 | - | 27 | 24 | 14 | 67 |
[30] | 2000 | 6 | 45 | - | - | 31 | - | 67 |
[32] | 2001 | 10 | 45 | - | - | 30 | 11 | 50 |
[16] | 2002 | 4 | - | - | 25 | 40 | 26a | 75 |
[10] | 2002 | 4 | 17 | - | - | 34 | - | 100 |
[34] | 2003 | 9 | 47 | 24 | - | 36a | 8a | 22 |
Mixed primary and secondary ACS | ||||||||
[27] | 1995 | 4 | - | - | - | 39,5a | - | 24 |
[2] | 2000 | 17 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 42a | 16a | 65 |
[33] | 2002 | 18 | 69 | - | 20 | 43 | - | 61 |
[35] | 2003 | 26 | - | 28 | - | 36 | 17 | 28 |
[15] | 2004 | 17 | 29 | - | 29,5 | 29,5 | - | 35 |
Mean (SD) | 44 (14.4) | 30 (5.3) | 25 (4.0) | 35.5 (8.06) | 15.5 (4.81) |