Acute abdominal complications developing in critically ill patients in the ICU can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

In this episode of Critical Matters, we discuss a variety of acute abdominal complications such as abdominal compartment syndrome, acalculous cholecystitis, toxic megacolon and ischemic bowel.

Our guest is Dr. Samuel Tisherman. Dr. Tisherman is a surgical critical care physician at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center and a Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Additional Resources:

World Society of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) consensus definitions and recommendations: https://bit.ly/2l9m6EQ

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Review. Huffman J, Schenker S. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology: https://bit.ly/2nfssTL

Ogilvie’s Syndrome: Management and Outcomes. Haj, M et al. Medicine: https://bit.ly/2mKLVM5

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

Complications: A Surgeon’s Note on an Imperfect Science. By Atul Gawande: https://amzn.to/2laETzB