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Compartment Syndrome

  • Offers a comprehensive review of compartment syndrome
  • Offering tip and tricks for dealing with compartment syndrome in everyday practice
  • Intended for all professionals involved in the management of this complex condition

Part of the book series: Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma (HTACST)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. History of Compartment Syndrome

    • Ari Leppäniemi
    Pages 1-5
  3. Definition and Pathomechanism of the Intracranial Compartment Syndrome

    • Tommaso Tonetti, Susanna Biondini, Francesco Minardi, Sandra Rossi, Edoardo Picetti
    Pages 7-16
  4. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Intracranial Compartment Syndrome

    • Etrusca Brogi, Federico Coccolini, Emanuele Russo, Francesco Forfori
    Pages 17-33
  5. Definition, Pathomechanism of the Thoracic Compartment Syndrome

    • Eric M. Shurtleff, Joseph M. Galante
    Pages 35-39
  6. Definition, Pathophysiology, and Pathobiology of Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

    • Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Federico Coccolini, Braedon McDonald, Derek J. Roberts
    Pages 51-61
  7. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

    • Giovanni Scognamiglio, Emiliano Gamberini, Vanni Agnoletti, Federico Coccolini
    Pages 63-79
  8. Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities: Pitfalls in Diagnosis and Management

    • Luigi Branca Vergano, Philip F. Stahel
    Pages 81-99
  9. Polycompartment Syndrome

    • Andrea Minini, Moataz M. Emara, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain
    Pages 101-121
  10. Timing of Surgical Intervention for Compartment Syndrome

    • Mario Improta, Matteo Tomasoni, Paola Fugazzola, Andrea Lippi, Federico Coccolini, Luca Ansaloni
    Pages 123-131
  11. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Infection

    • Massimo Sartelli
    Pages 133-136
  12. Cardiac and Hemodynamic Consequences of Intra-abdominal Hypertension and the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

    • Christopher James Doig, Kevin J. Solverson, Kuljit (Ken) Parhar
    Pages 137-145
  13. Liver Failure Associated to the Polycompartment Syndrome

    • Francesco Forfori, Francesco Corradi, Giandomenico Biancofiore
    Pages 147-155
  14. Kidney Failure Associated with Polycompartment Syndrome

    • Andrea Minini, Philippe Rola, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain
    Pages 157-174
  15. Compartment Syndromes: Short-Term Outcomes

    • Andrew Nguyen, Arnold Tabuenca, Raul Coimbra
    Pages 199-215
  16. Long-Term Outcomes After Open Abdomen for ACS: Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstructions and Entero-Atmospheric Fistulas

    • Fausto Catena, Belinda De Simone, Federico Coccolini, Gennaro Perrone, Antonio Tarasconi, Vittoria Pattonieri et al.
    Pages 217-225
  17. Future Directions

    • Alcir Escocia Dorigatti, Gustavo Pereira Fraga
    Pages 227-231

About this book

Comprehensively addressing the topic of the compartment syndrome, this book covers all aspects of this painful and complex condition, ranging from the history to the pathophysiology and treatment in the various body compartments affected by the syndrome, as well as the short- and long-term outcomes. With an up-to-date literature review and the innovative content written by international opinion leaders, it offers all  involved in the management of such complicated patients a much-needed source of reference.

Discussing compartment syndrome in everyday practice, this book is of interest to  surgeons, practicing physicians, anesthesiologists and nurses. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

    Federico Coccolini

  • Intensive Care Unit, Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen Stuivenberg, Antwerpen, Belgium

    Manu L.N.G. Malbrain

  • Regional Trauma Services, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Canada

    Andrew W Kirkpatrick

  • Chief Physician in Intensive Care Unit and Trauma Management in Level-1 Trauma Center, “M. Bufalini” Hospital, CESENA, Italy

    Emiliano Gamberini

About the editors

Federico Coccolini works at the General, Emergency and Trauma Department of the Pisa University Hospital (Pisa, Italy). He has extensive experience in managing post-traumatic and non post-traumatic patients. His principal interests are: emergency surgery, trauma surgery, advanced oncology, oncologic gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, tissue engineering and experimental surgery, evidence based medicine and evidence based surgery. He is the Principal Investigator of various multicenter studies and registers. He has authored numerous published papers and book chapters, and edited several books as well as a book series. He is also the Research Editor of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and of the World Journal of Emergency Surgery (WJES).


Manu Malbrain qualified as an MD at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He is Director of the Intensive Care Department at the University Hospital in Brussels and a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is a Critical Care Physician with a basic training in internal medicine and is actively involved in the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, where he chaired the Working Group on Abdominal Problems within the POIC section. A member of the Scientific Subcommittee of the European Society of Anesthesiology, he has studied the effects of raised intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) in general ICU patients for the last 20 years. He is the founding President and current Treasurer of the Abdominal Compartment Society – formerly known as World Society on Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) – and he has co-chaired 8 bi-annual WCACS meetings since 2004. He is author and co-author of more than 250 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, editorials, book chapters and two books on ACS.


Andrew Kirkpatrick studied medicine at the University of Ottawa, and after completing a surgery residency at the University of Toronto, hebecame a Trauma Critical Care Fellow. He subsequently joined the faculty at the University of Calgary as a Clinical Assistant Professor. He divides his time between the Department of Critical Care and the Division of General Surgery, where he is actively involved in general surgery and acts as a Trauma Team Leader for the Trauma Services Program. His areas of research and interest include trauma care, the use of ultrasound in the evaluation of trauma patients, and the treatment and diagnosis of injury and illness in deep space.


Emiliano Gamberini qualified as an MD at Alma Mater Studiorum University in Bologna (Italy). He is an experienced Anesthesiologist and Intensive Care Physician, and is currently Chief Physician in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit and In-hospital Emergency System in Level-1 Trauma Center “M. Bufalini” Hospital, Cesena (Italy). He has developed a particular interest in extracorporeal multi-organ support therapy, hemodynamic monitoring, compartment pressuremonitoring, damage-control anesthesia, and emergency medicine and he is author of several indexed papers on these topics.

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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