WORLD SOCIETY OF THE
ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

The mission of the WSACS is to promote research, foster education, and improve the survival of patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and/or abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) All who have an interest in the diagnosis, management, and/or treatment of IAH / ACS are invited to join the Society.

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) received significant attention at the recent Conjoint Meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Hong Kong College of Surgeons. Pictured (left to right) are Colonel Don Jenkins, Professor Ari Leppanieni, medical student Maddi Anupindi (recipient of the best paper award), and Professor Michael Sugrue, President of the WSACS

A word from the WSACS President...

Please take a moment and read the latest letter from Michael Sugrue, MB BCh BAO MD FRCSI FRACS, President of the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS), outlining the Society's growth as well as plans for the Fourth World Congress in Dublin in June 2009.

Abstract Submission for the 2009 World Congress on ACS Now Open!

Scientific abstract submission for the 2009 World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) is now open. Abstracts may be submitted for oral, mimi-paper, or poster presentations. Full details and the online abstract submission form are available through the link below.

Fourth World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Scheduled for 2009

The Fourth World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) is scheduled to take place at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 25-27 June 2009. This Congress promises to be the best WCACS meeting yet. The WSACS strongly encourages investigators to plan ahead so that the latest cutting-edge research on IAH/ACS is presented at the meeting. If you are interested in receiving email updates on the Fourth WCACS meeting, please submit your email address below.

Third World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome an Enormous Success

The Third World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) was held in Antwerp, Belgium, 22-24 March 2007. This exciting conference had over 400 participants from some 60 countries. The latest cutting-edge research on IAH and ACS was presented. The slide presentations from this Congress are now available on the website.

Clinical Trials Working Group (CTWG)

The WSACS Clinical Trials Working Group (CTWG) was formed to design and carry out prospective research on IAH and ACS. It represents a major function of the WSACS. Eighteen different study proposals presented at the Third World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) are currently being reviewed by the CTWG. Selected studies will be posted on this website in the coming months and study sites will be solicited. If you are interested in becoming a CTWG study site or wish to submit research proposals, please complete the CTWG Investigator Interest Form