The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 679-684 , December 2004

Continuous intra-abdominal pressure measurement technique

Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Monterey, California, April 18–21, 2004

  • Zsolt Balogh, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
    • ,
  • Felicity Jones, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
    • ,
  • Scott D’Amours, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael Parr, M.B.B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Michael Sugrue, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +6-129-828-3927; fax: +6-129-828-3926.

Received 20 July 2004 ,Revised 7 August 2004

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PII: S0002-9610(04)00417-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.08.052

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 188, Issue 6 , Pages 679-684 , December 2004

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