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Abdominal compartment syndrome: does intra-cystic pressure reflect actual intra-abdominal pressure? A prospective study in surgical patients

Critical care (London, England), 1999-01, Vol.3 (6), p.135-138, Article 135 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 1999 BioMed Central Ltd. ;Copyright © 1999 Current Science Ltd ;ISSN: 1364-8535 ;EISSN: 1466-609X ;DOI: 10.1186/cc366 ;PMID: 11056737

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  • Title:
    Abdominal compartment syndrome: does intra-cystic pressure reflect actual intra-abdominal pressure? A prospective study in surgical patients
  • Author: Johna, S ; Taylor, E ; Brown, C ; Zimmerman, G
  • Subjects: Analysis ; Hospital patients ; Medical research ; Medicine, Experimental ; Research Paper
  • Is Part Of: Critical care (London, England), 1999-01, Vol.3 (6), p.135-138, Article 135
  • Description: BACKGROUND: Abdominal compartment syndrome is defined as the adverse physiologic effects of increased intra-abdominal pressure. Prolonged, unrelieved pressure may lead to respiratory compromise, renal impairment, cardiac failure, shock, and death. Abdominal compartment syndrome is diagnosed by measuring intra-cystic pressure as a reflection of intra-abdominal pressure. To examine the validity of the technique, we conducted a prospective study in surgical patients by directly measuring bladder and abdominal pressures simultaneously during laparoscopic cholecystectomy using a previously described technique. RESULTS: In the present model, the bladder had higher baseline pressures than did the abdomen. Measurements across the bladder wall were not identical, but had high positive correlation coefficient when evaluated on an individual basis. Global analysis of the data for all patients showed a weak correlation coefficient. CONCLUSION: In the present study model, intra-cystic pressure did not reflect actual intra-abdominal pressure. In spite of some limitations in the study design, we feel that further research is warranted to identify other possible variables that may play a role in the relationship between the urinary bladder and the abdominal cavity pressures, providing better means for diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndrome.
  • Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1364-8535
    EISSN: 1466-609X
    DOI: 10.1186/cc366
    PMID: 11056737
  • Source: PubMed Central
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