Intraabdominal pressure changes associated with lifting: implications for postoperative activity restrictions

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306.e1-306.e5

  Gerten, Kimberly A ^a   Richter, Holly E ^a   Wheeler II, Thomas L ^a   Pair, Lisa S ^a   Burgio, Kathryn L ^b,d   Redden, David T ^c,d   Varner, R Edward ^a   Hibner, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

intraabdominal pressure; pelvic floor disorders; postoperative instructions; weight lifting

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFTING EFFORT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URODYNAMICS; WEIGHT; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 39649105892     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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