@article{58b8691bc6d24bc59756ee112978bd57,
title = "Intra-abdominal hypertension as a trigger of “gut failure” in SARS-CoV-2 infection: Effect of open abdomen (OA) and negative pressure therapy (NPT) on respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) function",
abstract = "COVID-19 gastrointestinal manifestations could be attributed to SARS-CoV-2-induced small vessel thrombosis. OA with NPT treatment may have a role in optimization of bowel microcirculation and in the reduction of the endothelial and the systemic cytokine-related damage, improving also respiratory function.",
keywords = "., .",
author = "{Di Grezia}, Marta and Pietro Fransvea and Francesco Santullo and Flavio Tirelli and Valeria Fico and Paolo Mirco and Valerio Cozza and {La Greca}, Antonio and Gabriele Sganga",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109954",
language = "English",
volume = "144",
pages = "109954--N/A",
journal = "Medical Hypotheses",
issn = "0306-9877",
publisher = "Churchill Livingstone",
}