ICD-11 code : ME00;
Preferred Label : Abdominal compartment syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : Abdominal compartment syndrome is a condition of organ dysfunction caused by increased
intra-abdominal pressure (intra-abdominal hypertension), possibly due to intra-abdominal
haemorrhage, retroperitoneal haematoma, or intestinal oedema, often occurred after
surgical intervention or trauma, or often associated with septic condition. The importance
of this clinical entity was recognised recently in the end of the 20th Century. Usually
the abdominal distension due to primary ischaemic bowel injury was excluded from this
clinical entity.;
Origin ID : 918157973;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ICD-10 Mapping
Abdominal compartment syndrome is a condition of organ dysfunction caused by increased
intra-abdominal pressure (intra-abdominal hypertension), possibly due to intra-abdominal
haemorrhage, retroperitoneal haematoma, or intestinal oedema, often occurred after
surgical intervention or trauma, or often associated with septic condition. The importance
of this clinical entity was recognised recently in the end of the 20th Century. Usually
the abdominal distension due to primary ischaemic bowel injury was excluded from this
clinical entity.
