From: Pediatric critical care nurses' experience with abdominal compartment syndrome
 | 2006 | 2010 | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Have you heard of ACS? | n = 251 | n = 181 | Â |
   Yes | 69.3% | 87.8% | < 0.001a |
Have you ever managed/cared for a child (0-18 years) with ACS? | n = 206 | n = 179 | Â |
   Yes | 49.1% | 67.9% | < 0.001a |
Do you measure IAP during your management/care of ACS? | n = 207 | n = 168 | Â |
   No | 24.6% | 25.0% | NSa |
   Sometimes | 44.9% | 54.2% |  |
   Yes | 30.4% | 20.8% |  |
What method have you used to measure IAP? | n = 115 | n = 135 | Â |
   Clinical palpation only | 22 (19.1%) | 9 (6.7%) | 0.003a |
   Bladder method only | 45 (39.1%) | 104 (77.0%) | < 0.001a |
   Direct method only | 6 (5.2%) | 8 (5.9%) | NSa |
   Esophageal (gastric) only | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |
   Clinical + bladder method | 26 (22.6%) | 10 (7.4%) | < 0.001a |
   Clinical + direct method | 6 (5.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | NSb |