WSACS — The Abdominal Compartment Society. A Society dedicated to the study of the physiology and pathophysiology of the abdominal compartment and its interactions with all organ systems

Manejo Del Abdomen Abierto: Desde La Operación Inicial Al Cierre Definitivo

“…Está demostrado que la prevención disminuye la incidencia del SCA y la detección temprana, su mortalidad 1,2,9,28,30 . Sin embargo, los datos de la literatura referidos a la mortalidad después de instalarse el SCA son contradictorios.…”

“…El abdomen es una cavidad cerrada, con sectores rígidos o escasamente distensibles como son la pared posterior, la columna vertebral, los arcos costales y la pelvis ósea, que se combinan con otros de mayor elasticidad, distensibilidad o complacencia, como el diafragma, la pared músculo-aponerótica anterolateral y la musculatura perineal 28 . El contenido está dado por los órganos sólidos y las vísceras huecas allí alojadas y en situaciones patológicas, por la presencia de fluidos (ascitis, sangre, pus) o tumores ocupantes de espacio.…”

“…Cuando el aumento es brusco o rápidamente progresivo, la complacencia parietal no acompaña ese incremento de presión, generando rápidos ascensos de la PIA 1,2,3,9,28,30 .…”

Update from the Abdominal Compartment Society (WSACS) on intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: past, present, and future beyond Banff 2017

“…However, it is a rare yet satisfying occurrence when a professional society can reflect on a decade of intense academic and educational activity to conclude that one of its fundamental mission statements has largely been accomplished. Indeed, that was precisely the envious position of the WSACS after its meeting in Ghent, Belgium in 2015 [8,9].…”

Methodological background and strategy for the 2012−2013 updated consensus definitions and clinical practice guidelines from the abdominal compartment society

“…As much as success in addressing the most obvious catastrophic pathology of the ACS has become apparent, it has become obvious that widespread understanding of the more complex role of IAH in multi-factorial critical illness/injury has not [41]. Thus, a notable scientific metamorphosis has been the rebranding of the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome as the Abdominal Compartment Society, a society promoting cohesive approach to promoting research, fostering education, and improving the survival of patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and/or abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), as well as now embracing the surgery and science of reconstructing the abdominal compartment itself [42,43]. There are two integral aspects to this rebranding.…”