Table 1.

Cause of abdominal compartment syndrome

	No. of patients
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm	6
Abdominal sepsis	5
Abdominal trauma	5
Severe acute pancreatitis	5
Complicated abdominal surgery	5
Severe sepsis/septic shock	4
Cardiogenic shock	2
Abdominal haemorrhage	1