Liver Failure Associated to the Polycompartment Syndrome

The polycompartment syndrome is defined when more than one body compartment is affected by an increase in the compartmental pressure to such an extent to compromise tissue and organ perfusion. The deleterious effects on organ function are directly related to the severity of the syndrome and number of compartments involved. The abdomen plays a central role in the polycompartment syndrome and the liver seems to be particularly susceptible to injury in the presence of elevated abdominal pressures (IAP), especially in case of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).