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Teaching Materials

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Slide Shows

	"Intraabdominal hypertension - the ARDS of the gut" updated Sept 2011 Power Point 2007 file (12.5 MB)
	"Development and Implementation of a Nurse Driven Protocol for patients at risk of Intra-abdominal hypertension" - By RoseMary Lee, Clinical Nurse Specialist Homestead Hospital Florida (4.5 MB)
	"Intraabdominal hypertension - Bedside nursing management improves outcomes and reduces costs" - NTI May 2011 presentation Power Point File
	Download "Intra-abdominal hypertension - the ARDS of the gut" updated June 2010  Power Point File (13.4MB)
	Download "Intra-abdominal hypertension - Surgical grand rounds" updated June 2010 Power Point File (21.7 MB)
	Download IAH teaching cases 2007 (8.2MB)
	Download "Bedside interventions for IAH" June 2010 Power Point File (8.7 MB)
	Download "Cost Efficacy of intra-abdominal pressure monitoring and intervention" updated June 2010 Power Point File (5.2 MB)
	Download  "Intra-abdominal hypertension - Impact on resuscitation guidelines" - Updated June 2009 (14.2MB)
	Second update on IAH and ACS - Belgium March 2010 - slide and pod cast series for 17 lectures
	Thomas Ferrer: ACS in Trauma
	Optimization of fluid therapy perioperatively
Video Presentations
	Link to a conference presentation  of Dr. Wolfe discussing "Intra-abdominal hypertension -the ARDS of the gut"     FREE CME - 55 minutes  duration - Organization for advancing critical care monitoring - Free CME credits for doctors and nurses
	The physiologic impact of IAH - 20 minutes
	The bedside management of IAH - 20 minutes
	The economics of IAP monitoring and intervention - 20 minutes
	Link to a conference with worlds experts discussing the surgical management of the open abdomen
	Surgical management of ACS discussion - 10 brief lectures
	Teaching case - Burn patient develops ACS, gets a decompressive laparotomy (note his ischemic swollen bowel) (17 MB video link)

Podcasts

	Link to SCCM podcast of Dr. Cheatham discussing the results of his outcomes trial showing better outcome in patients with IAH who are treated with a protocol including medical  management       (Podcast 126 April 20, 2010)
	Second update on IAH and ACS - Belgium March 2010 - slide and pod cast series for 17 lectures
	Link to discussion of the open abdomen and management with negative pressure therapy

 

Documents

	Download IAH assessment algorithm
	Download IAH Treatment Algorithm (48Kb)
	Download High resolution poster describing pathophysiology of IAH and including assessment and treatment algorithms (8 MB)
	Complete copy of the WSACS clinical conference and publications,  Clinica Belgica 2007, Issue 62 supplement 1
	Wittmann review of ACS - the treatment and monitoring data is quite old and out of date but the physiology tables and surgical photos are very good quality
	Javeri - 2010  brief review on IAH and ACS
	Cheatham, Recommendations of the international committee for treatment of IAH and ACS, Int Care Med 2007
	Cheatham, Non-operative management of IAH, WJ Surg 2009

Teaching Posters (You can request full sized posters from us via our contact page)

	Pathophysiology of IAH poster with WSACS assessment and treatment algorithms attached
	The dangerous progression of IAH to ACS: Clinical findings, physiologic impact, treatment options