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What every ICU clinician needs to know about the cardiovascular effects caused by abdominal hypertension [PDF]
The effects of increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) on cardiovascular function are well recognized and include a combined negative effect on preload, afterload and contractility.
De Keulenaer, Bart L +2 more
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CONTINUOUS INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE MONITORING
Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) can develop within 12 hours of ICU admission in high-risk patients. Until recently the intermittent intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) measurement via the urinary catheter was the clinical standard.
Balogh, Z. +2 more
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Intra-abdominal pressure measurement: validation of intragastric pressure as a measure of intra-abdominal pressure [PDF]
The diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndrome depends upon the demonstration of an elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Direct measures of IAP are impractical in the critical care unit; intravesical pressure (IVP) and intragastric pressure (IGP) should represent acceptable surrogate measures.
D, Turnbull +3 more
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURES [PDF]
Definition:1. Pressures upon solid viscera.2. Pressures within hollow viscera.3. Pressures within blood and lymph vessels.4. Pressures within the free peritoneal cavity.Pressures upon solid viscera cannot be other than those present in the free peritoneal cavity.Pressures within hollow viscera have been fairly established.Pressures within blood and ...
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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: pathophysiology and definitions
"Intra-abdominal hypertension", the presence of elevated intra-abdominal pressure, and "abdominal compartment syndrome", the development of pressure-induced organ-dysfunction and failure, have been increasingly recognized over the past decade as causes ...
Cheatham Michael L
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL PRESSURE [PDF]
As the Roman gladiators in the days of old entered the arena to meet each other in deadly combat or to be torn to pieces by the fierce Numidian lions, it was their custom to greet their audience with the expression Morituri salutamus! "We who are about to die salute you!" Conscious of the wide divergence of opinion on this subject of intra-abdominal ...
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Evaluation of pressure parameters intra-abdominal and thoracic in patients submitted to abdominoplasty [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The abdomen is an important aesthetic and functional segment in the characterization of body contouring. The plication of the rectus abdominis may cause various problems to the patient such as increased intra-abdominal and thoracic pressure.
Jefferson di Lamartine Galdino Amaral +7 more
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Umbilical hernia rupture with evisceration of omentum from massive ascites: a case report. [PDF]
Introduction: The incidence of hernias is increased in patients with alcoholic liver disease with ascites. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an acute rise in intra-abdominal pressure from straining for stool as the cause of a ...
Daniel W Good +4 more
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Relevance. The frequency of development of intra-abdominal hypertension in patients with a complicated course of acute pancreatitis is 60-70% and leads to an increase in the mortality rate up to 62%. Acute peripancreatic fluid collection, occurring in 65.
I.V. Kolosovych, I.V. Hanol
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