A comparison of segmented abdominopelvic fluid volumes with conventional CT signs of abdominal compartment syndrome in a trauma population.

Thomas W K BatteyDavid DreizinUttam K BodanapallyAmelia WnorowskiGhada IssaAnthony IaccoWilliam Chiu

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)

Segmented abdominopelvic free fluid volumes had greater predictive utility for decision to perform early decompressive laparotomy than previously described ACS-related CT signs in trauma patients who developed refractory abdominal compartment syndrome.

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