Myles PS 1, Bellomo R 1, Corcoran T 1, Forbes A 1, Peyton P 1, Story D 1, Christophi C 1, Leslie K 1, McGuinness S 1, Parke R 1, Serpell J 1, Chan MTV 1, Painter T 1, McCluskey S 1, Minto G 1, Wallace S 1 ; Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This emergency situation may be caused by excessive stress on the wound from coughing, hiccups, vomiting or distention; inadequate or tight sutures; wound infection; diabetes; poor nutrition or hematoma. [livestrong.com]

In addition, these data suggest that a lack of the seat belt sign, abdominal bruising, abdominal wounds, or abdominal tenderness are individually predictive of patients who will not require surgical intervention. Copyright 2017 Elsevier Inc. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pain and wound hyperalgesia were consistently greater on the "unblocked" side for the 3-wk period of observation. Thus, even imperfect intraoperative attenuation of noxious stimuli can lead to persistent reductions in postoperative pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Before hospitalization, 79% of patients were completely independent in walking at home, 12% needed assistive devices or direct assistance from the caregiver, and 9% were unable to walk. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The effects of nitrous oxide and helium pneumoperitoneum compared with carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum are uncertain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

During pneumoperitoneum pulmonary resistance increases. [intechopen.com]

We also offer the latest treatments for complex ventral hernias (a condition in which tissues are pushing through the abdominal wall), such as the preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum technique for particularly large ventral hernias. [ucsfhealth.org]

Abstract On abdominal computed tomography scan for evaluation of hematuria, the index patient, a 23-year-old male, was found to have multiple renal cysts bilaterally. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]