What is normal intra-abdominal pressure and how is it affected by positioning, body mass and positive end-expiratory pressure?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 969-976

  De Keulenaer, B L ^a   De Waele, J J ^b   Powell, B ^a   Malbrain, M L N G ^c  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Body positioning; Intra abdominal hypertension; PEEP and ARDS; Prone positioning

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MORBID OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW;

ABDOMEN; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTURE;

EID: 67349155244     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1445-0     Document Type: Review

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