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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis.39 Among the gastric bypass patients, 20% subsequently developed incisional hernia, compared to 4% of the IPAA patients (p<0.001). Five out of 7 IPAA patients with incisional hernia were obese (BMI = 30 kg/m
2
). In contrast, only 1% of the nonobese IPAA patients developed an incisional hernia. In a study of 50 pa­tients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, Raftopoulos et al stratified the patients according to BMI.
Following incisional herniorrhaphy, obesity is an important predictor of hernia recur-
39,41,42
rence. study of 160 patients undergoing open incisional herniorrhaphy.
In Sugerman’s hernia study, the rate of recurrent hernia was 41% among the gastric bypass
patients.
39
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The surface area of the hernia correlated with BMI.
Sauerland et al found a recurrence rate increase of 1.10% per unit of BMI in a
43
Conclusion
The comorbid illnesses of obesity adversely affect virtually every organ system. The patho­genesis of many of these conditions may be related to intra-abdominal hypertension. Weight loss results in resolution of the majority of these comorbidities.
Commentary
Michael L. Cheatham
Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) has been increasingly documented in recent years to occur in a wide-variety of critically ill patient populations. In this chapter, Drs. Hamad and Peitzman identify and describe a clinical scenario in which IAH may develop in a nonacute, chronic setting: the morbidly obese patient. As with IAH in the critically ill, elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in the morbidly obese patient can have far reaching effects on cerebral, cardiac, pulmonary, and renal physiology and function. As illustrated by the authors, disease processes common to the morbidly obese such as pseudotumor cerebri, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux, and stress urinary incontinence are now recognized as being caused, in large part, by the IAH incurred with an elevated body mass index (BMI). Further, the propensity to poor fascial healing and increased incisional hernia rates among the obese has been established as being due to IAH-induced reductions in ab­dominal wall and rectus sheath blood flow, pathophysiologic changes that, once recognized, can lead to outcome-altering therapeutic interventions.
This chapter raises three crucial points. First, the IAH-related complications of morbid obesity as outlined above generally respond to weight loss with resolution of patient symptoms and improved quality of life. Second, the morbidly obese are potentially at increased risk for developing symptomatic IAH and even abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) as a result of preexisting baseline IAH and organ dysfunction. The morbidly obese patient may well de­velop IAH / ACS either earlier in a given disease process or following a physiologic insult of reduced severity compared to their nonobese counterpart. Clinicians should have a low thresh­old for measuring IAP in the obese patient in order to detect what could well be termed “silent IAH”. Failure to recognize such elevations in IAP may lead to potentially preventable organ dysfunction and failure in such patients. Third, and perhaps most importantly, just as IAH/ ACS was originally erroneously considered to be a disease process afflicting only the traumati­cally injured, IAH/ACS can no longer be regarded as solely a disease of the critically ill. As illustrated in the case of the morbidly obese, IAH clearly occurs outside of the intensive care unit and even the hospital setting. As a result, the list of accepted risk factors for IAH must be reconsidered. Just as our understanding of the critically ill patient populations vulnerable to elevated IAP has evolved, so must our recognition of nontraditional patient populations such as the morbidly obese. These nonacute patients with silent IAH may well stand to gain as much from our diagnosis of their elevated IAP as have our critically ill patients.
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CHAPTER 16
Miscellaneous Conditions and Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
197Miscellaneous Conditions and Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
Ari Leppäniemi, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Anastazia Salazar, Davis Elliot, Savvas Nicolaou
ntra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome are increasingly recognized in non-traumatic conditions in the critically ill patient. This chapter deals with three of those situations: acute pancreatitis, renal transplant and abdominal aortic aneu-
I
rysm (the condition in which some of the very early cases of ACS were described).
and Martin Björck
Part A: Severe Acute Pancreatitis
Ari Leppäniemi*
Abstract
Under-diagnosed and untreated abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a potential contributing factor to the development of early organ failure seen in patients with severe acute pancreatitis, and warrants routine measurement of intra-abdominal pressure in all patients treated for severe pancreatitis. The current estimate of the prevalence of intra-abdominal hy­pertension (IAH) in severe acute pancreatitis is about 40%, with about 10% overall progress­ing to ACS associated with increased hospital mortality rates. In the majority of cases, the development of IAH is rapid and mainly due to the combined effects of aggressive fluid resus­citation and the inflammatory process in the retroperitoneum leading to the development of visceral edema and pancreatic ascites within days or even hours from admission, although in some cases a delayed form of ACS has been associated with the emergence of infected peripancreatic necrosis. Percutaneous drainage of large amounts of pancreatic ascites may de­crease the intra-abdominal pressure considerably and is the first line treatment if appropriate. In most cases, however, surgical decompression through a vertical midline incision without exploring the pancreas further is the most effective and safest procedure. Decompression per­formed 2-3 weeks after the onset of the disease can be combined with necrosectomy. Primary fascial closure of the abdominal wall following abdominal decompression can be attempted, but in most cases the prolonged inflammatory process in the abdomen and the risk of recurrent ACS favors the use of gradual closure or delayed reconstruction of the abdominal wall.
*Ari Leppäniemi—Department of Surgery, Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Email: ari.leppaniemi@hus.fi
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Figure A1. Hospital mortality rate (%) in patients treated for severe acute pancreatitis at the Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland in 1967-2003. (Halonen and Leppäniemi 2004, unpublished data.)
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Introduction
The mortality rates for severe acute pancreatitis have shown steady decrease from 50-58% in 1978-1982 to 12-18% in 1993-1997. prophylactic antibiotic treatment, more accurate indications and timing of surgical intervention, advances in the monitoring and management of organ dysfunctions, increased use of enteral nutrition and early endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with common bile duct stone-induced pancreatitis have been major factors contributing to improved survival. In addition to factors characterizing patient reserves, such as age or previous cardiovascular medication, the develop­ment of multiple organ dysfunction or failure is the major determinant of poor outcome. Recent data from the Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland show that although the mortality rates in patients with severe acute pancreatitis and multiple organ failure (MOF) have improved considerably in the last 15 years (Fig. A1), the cumulative mortality charts (Fig. A2) show that there is little improvement in the early (within 14 days) mortality rate (Halonen and Leppäniemi, unpublished data, 2004). There is increasing clinical evidence that a major part of the deaths in the early phase of the disease, previously thought to be caused by an overwhelming acute inflammatory reaction leading to “early MOF”, is associated with undiag­nosed and untreated abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).
The presence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) can also be used as a predictor of the severity of acute pancreatitis. In a study of 45 patients with acute pancreatitis using intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) levels higher than 16 mm Hg as a cut off point, there was a correlation with the increased IAP and severity of pancreatitis, mortality, peripancreatic infec­tion rate, and need for surgical intervention.
In 2002, the International Association of Pancreatology developed evidence-based guide­lines for the surgical management of acute pancreatitis. grade B and one was grade A. The essence of the recommendations involved the indications for drainage and/or necrosectomy more than 2 weeks after the onset of the disease in patients with fine-needle aspiration biopsy proven infected necrosis in patients with sepsis syndrome. Al­though there was no mention of abdominal compartment syndrome, recommendation six encompasses all indications indicating early surgery, such as major hemorrhage, intestinal ne­crosis or perforation: “Early surgery within 14 days after onset of disease is not recommended in patients with necrotizing pancreatitis unless there are specific indications (recommendation
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Aggressive fluid resuscitation in the early phase,
3
4
5
Of the 11 recommendations, 10 were
2
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Figure A2. Cumulative mortality rate (%) at 14, 30, 60 and 180 days post-admission in patients treated for severe acute pancreatitis at the Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland in 1989-2003. (Halonen and Leppäniemi 2004, unpublished data.)
grade B)”. Rapidly accumulating evidence supports the inclusion of early monitoring and treat­ment of abdominal compartment syndrome in the management algorithms of patients with severe acute pancreatitis.
Prevalence
The true prevalence of IAH in patients with severe acute pancreatitis is not known. In a study of 41 patients with severe acute pancreatitis, 44% of the patients had IAP levels higher than 12 mm Hg, and 4 patients (10%) had IAP levels higher than 25 mm Hg with severe organ dysfunction and undergoing abdominal decompression.
6
In another study of 37 patients treated in the ICU for severe acute pancreatitis, 10 patients (27%) had IAP levels higher than 25 mm Hg, with an overall frequency of 10/120 (8%) if all patients with severe acute pancreatitis treated in other units (surgical ICU, high dependency unit) were included. patients treated for severe acute pancreatitis in China showed that the overall incidence of IAH (defined as IAP higher than 15 mm Hg) was 36%.
3
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A study of 297
Thus, it can be estimated that the overall prevalence of IAH in patients with severe acute pancreatitis is about 40%, and the frequency of ACS requiring surgical decompression about 10%.
Due to the more aggressive fluid resuscitation policy in the early phase of severe acute pancreatitis, and the decreasing proportion of patients requiring necrosectomy, it is likely that the incidences of both early and late onset ACS, respectively, are higher today than in the past.
Severe acute pancreatitis is one of the most common diseases associated with IAH in the ICU-environment. Among 18 patients treated in a surgical ICU in New York with docu­mented ACS, the underlying condition was severe acute pancreatitis in 3 patients (17%).
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Time of the Development of ACS
The development of ACS in patients with severe acute pancreatitis occurs most commonly in the early course of the disease and is probably caused by the combined effects of the aggres­sive fluid resuscitation and inflammatory process in the retroperitoneum leading to the devel­opment of visceral edema and pancreatic ascites. those who developed organ dysfunction within 72 hours after the onset of symptoms had a 78% incidence of IAH (>15 mm Hg) compared to 23% in patients with severe acute
9,10
Among 297 patients treated in China,
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pancreatitis without early organ dysfunction.3 Another study from China with 23 patients with severe acute pancreatitis complicated with ACS showed that in 6 cases (26%) the ACS developed at a later stage of the disease and was associated with the presence of infected peripancreatic
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necrosis.
ACS and Organ Dysfunction
Several studies show the association between IAH and development of organ dysfunction in severe acute pancreatitis. ratory failure, 94% cardiovascular and 89% renal failure rate in patients with IAP higher than 12 mm Hg.
Because the pathophysiological responses to the cellular events early in the course of the disease have the ability to induce organ dysfunction even without the presence of ACS, more studies are needed to characterize the exact mechanisms, role and magnitude of ACS leading to early organ failure in severe acute pancreatitis.
6,7,12
De Waele et al6 showed that there was a 94% incidence of respi-
Diagnosis
Currently, there is no evidence suggesting that the standard measurement techniques for IAP could not be applicable and reliable in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. The most commonly used technique is the bladder pressure measurement through a Foley catheter.
7,12
Due to the nature of the development of ACS in patients with severe acute pancreatitis with other potential causes for organ dysfunctions, the routine measurement of IAP in all patients with severe acute pancreatitis is warranted.
Treatment
The treatment of ACS in patients with severe acute pancreatitis is based on the recognition of the principal cause of the IAH. If an ultrasound examination confirms the presence of large volumes of pancreatic ascites, the first line treatment would be the percutaneous drainage of the intraperitoneal exudate which can lead to a significant drop in IAP (Lisi et al 2004, ab­stract). In most cases, however, visceral edema is the principal factor contributing to the devel­opment of ACS, and decompressive laparotomy and temporary abdominal closure with a Bogota bag or equivalent is the most effective way of decreasing the IAP.
During the last 10 years, the proportion of patients with infected necrosis or other indica­tions for surgical necrosectomy in severe acute pancreatitis has dropped from 30% to about 15% at the Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland (Fig. A3) (Halonen and Leppäniemi, unpublished data 2004). When needed, the necrosectomy is performed through a bilateral subcostal incision. Considering the small proportion of patients eventually requiring necrosectomy and the (intuitively) inadequate decompression provided by a transverse inci­sion, it is probably better to perform the early decompressive laparotomy through a long, ver­tical midline incision. Because of the unripe nature of the (sterile) necrosis and the risk of introducing infection to the peripancreatic space, there are no indications to explore the pan­creas further or open the gastrocolic ligament at this stage but limit the operation to decom­pression and drainage of ascites only (Gonzales Santamaria et al 2004, abstract). Moreover, premature exploration can lead to fatal retroperitoneal bleeding.
If the decompression is done more than 2-3 weeks after the onset of the disease and there is evidence of extensive necrosis on a CT scan or established infection of the peripancreatic ne­crosis, it is the policy of the author to perform a necrosectomy in conjunction with the decom­pressive laparotomy.
The management of the open abdomen following decompression in severe acute pancreati­tis is a challenge. There are some isolated reports of primary closure of the abdominal wall within a week from decompression, and that should be the aim in all cases. in most cases with abdominal trauma, especially following damage control surgery with intra-abdominal packing, or other conditions where the initial event leading to ACS can be
3,6,9,11,13
6
9,11
However, unlike
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Figure A3. Proportion of patients undergoing operative or nonoperative treatment for severe acute pancre­atitis at the Meilahti Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland in 1989-2003. (Halonen and Leppäniemi 2004, unpublished data.)
rapidly reversed with aggressive management of the fluid balance, the inflammatory process in severe acute pancreatitis usually continues for several weeks prohibiting the early closure of the abdominal wall due to the risk of developing recurrent ACS. The best currently available tech­nique and the one used by the author is the utilization of the vacuum-assisted closure tech­nique aiming for gradual closure of the abdominal wall. If not possible, skin grafting over the bowel and late abdominal wall plastic surgical reconstruction 9-12 months later is the safest option, although associated with considerable morbidity and discomfort to the patient.
Mortality
In a study comparing patients with or without ACS (IAP>25 mm Hg) treated in the ICU for severe acute pancreatitis, the hospital mortality rate for patients with ACS was 50% com­pared with 15% in patients without ACS. mum IAP value within the first 2 weeks and the mortality rate (Fig. A4). In a logistic regression analysis, however, only the maximal SOFA (Sequential Organ Failure Assessment) score was an independent risk factor for hospital mortality.
Although some of the reported survival rates of patients undergoing abdominal decompres­sion for ACS in severe acute pancreatitis are low, 1/3, is associated with better outcome than delayed decompression or none at all. Among 23 pa­tients with ACS and severe acute pancreatitis, 18 patients underwent decompression with a mortality rate of 3/18 (17%), whereas 4/5 (80%) of the nonoperatively treated patients died. Moreover, there were no deaths among patients who underwent emergency abdominal decom­pression within 5 hours after the confirmation of the presence of ACS.
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There was a clear correlation between the maxi-
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1/4,6 respectively, early decompression
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Figure A4. Maximum IAP value and mortality rate in 37 patients treated in the ICU for severe acute pancreatitis.
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Part B: The Renal Allograft Compartment Syndrome in Perspective: An Organ Specific Compartment Syndrome with Illustrative Pathophysiology
Andrew Kirkpatrick,* Anastazia Salazar, Davis Elliot and Savvas Nicolaou
Abstract
Renal allograft compartment syndrome (RACS) is a specific entity described in the trans­planted kidney due to closure of fascia with excessive force and may be predisposed to by large donors and small recipients, and adult kidneys transplanted in children. It is often relieved by opening the compartment. Diagnosis is by sonography of the allograft. This section will dis­cuss this special variant of abdominal compartment syndrome.
Introduction
Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) affects every human organ system, but is recog­nized clinically as cardiac, respiratory, and renal dysfunction. 100 years ago, these adverse effects, to which the kidneys are particularly susceptible, have only recently been widely appreciated, in no small measure due to the works one of the editors of this volume. IAH has been statistically associated with increased renal dysfunction, multi-system organ failure, and death. death in it’s fully developed form,
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and it is assumed that either prophylaxis or earlier interven-
5,7
tion to reduce IAH might improve the previously dismal outcomes of the established ACS. Routine IAP measurements are now easily obtained and should be performed in all critically ill patients.
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Raised intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) may begin to affect renal function at only 10 mm Hg and markedly impairs renal function at pressures as low as 20 mm Hg. cally ill populations may have a 50% incidence of raised IAH (IAP > 12 mm Hg) though. renal function has not been shown to improve with decompression of the hypertensive perito­neal cavity,
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other markers are needed to identify which patients with borderline IAH will go
on to develop the ACS from those who will not, and thus could be spared the open abdomen.
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Although first described over
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of Michael Sugrue,
Untreated, the ACS invariably leads to
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Criti-
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As
The Renal Allograft Compartment Syndrome
A specific renal allograft compartment syndrome (RACS) has recently been recognized, adding another specific syndrome to our ever increasing knowledge of IAH and ACS. suspected intra-operatively during renal transplant if the fascial closure requires excessive force, or results in graft turgor/color change or diminished renal artery pulsation. All cases diagnosed postoperatively have been on the basis of poor physiologic function (urine production) and abnormal Doppler US examinations rather than thorough measurement of intraperitoneal or compartment pressures. Without early recognition and reexploration, graft loss is felt inevi-
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table.
It may be predisposed to by large donors and small recipients, and especially when an
adult kidney is donated to a child.
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In the absence of pressure measurements, the basis for classifying these cases as true compartment syndromes rather than cases of renal vein thrombo­sis or vascular kinking has been the absence of these findings on re-exploration. In addtion, vascular normalization has ensued upon opening of the compartment.
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Further study will be needed to clarify whether the RACS is a localized ACS syndrome or a true generalized intra-abdominal phenomenon. If determined to be truly intra-abdominal the condition should be classified as either a specific secondary ACS syndrome, as the site of the raised pressure is
*Corresponding Author: Andrew Kirkpatrick—Departments of Surgery, Critical Care Medicine,
Radiology, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Email: andrew.kirkpatrick@calgaryhealthregion.ca
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It is