Intra-abdominal pressure in critically ill patients: It is worthwhile to measure?

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 445-446

  Chiumello, D ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ASCITES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDEMA; EDITORIAL; ENTEROPATHY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART OUTPUT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL;

ABDOMEN; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRESSURE;

EID: 35148854555     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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