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Volume 2 Supplement 1

Diagnosis and management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome

Research and Reviews

Edited by MLNG Malbrain, R Ivatury, BL De Keulenaer and P Pelosi

  1. Capillary leak in critically ill patients leads to interstitial edema. Fluid overload is independently associated with poor prognosis. Bedside measurement of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), extravascular lung ...

    Authors: Colin Cordemans, Inneke De laet, Niels Van Regenmortel, Karen Schoonheydt, Hilde Dits, Wolfgang Huber and Manu LNG Malbrain

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S1

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  2. Data on intra-abdominal hypertension [IAH] and secondary abdominal compartment syndrome [ACS] due to neurological insults are limited.

    Authors: Konstantin A Popugaev, Ivan A Savin, Andrew U Lubnin, Alexander S Goriachev, Boris A Kadashev, Pavel L Kalinin, Andrew V Oshorov, Alexander A Polupan, Ekaterina U Sokolova, Maxim A Kutin and Valeriy I Lukianov

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S2

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  3. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) in patients with two or more categorized risk factors (CRF) for IAH, and their morbidity and mortality during their in...

    Authors: Patricia Santa-Teresa, Javier Muñoz, Ignacio Montero, María Zurita, María Tomey, Luis Álvarez-Sala and Pablo García

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S3

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  4. The importance of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and abdominal perfusion pressure (APP) in cirrhotic patients with septic shock is not well studied. We evaluated the relationship between IAP and APP and outcom...

    Authors: Hasan M Al-Dorzi, Hani M Tamim, Asgar H Rishu, Abdulrahman Aljumah and Yaseen M Arabi

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S4

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  7. Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a life threatening condition that may affect any critically ill patient. Little is known about the recognition and management of ACS in Germany.

    Authors: Torsten Kaussen, Jens Otto, Gerd Steinau, Jörg Höer, Pramod Kadaba Srinivasan and Alexander Schachtrupp

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S7

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  8. Several decades ago, the beneficial effects of goal-directed therapy, which include decompressive laparotomy (DL) and open abdomen procedures in cases of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) in children, were pr...

    Authors: Torsten Kaussen, Gerd Steinau, Pramod Kadaba Srinivasan, Jens Otto, Michael Sasse, Franz Staudt and Alexander Schachtrupp

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S8

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  10. The aim of this study was to determine whether intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) monitoring using the FoleyManometer (Holtech Medical, Charlottenlund, Denmark) increases the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI).

    Authors: Nele Desie, Alexandra Willems, Inneke De laet, Hilde Dits, Niels Van Regenmortel, Karen Schoonheydt, Martine Van De Vyvere and Manu LNG Malbrain

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S10

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  11. Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is most commonly measured via the bladder with the patient in the supine position. In the ICU, patients are nursed with the head of the bed elevated at 30° (HOB30) to reduce the ...

    Authors: Nirooshan Rooban, Adrian Regli, Wendy A Davis and Bart L De Keulenaer

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S11

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  12. Current assumptions rely on intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) being uniform across the abdominal cavity. The abdominal contents are, however, a heterogeneous mix of solid, liquid and gas, and pressure transmissio...

    Authors: Adrian B Cresswell, Wayel Jassem, Parthi Srinivasan, Andreas A Prachalias, Elizabeth Sizer, William Burnal, Georg Auzinger, Paolo Muiesan, Mohammed Rela, Nigel D Heaton, Matthew J Bowles and Julia A Wendon

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S12

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  13. Although the World Society for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in its guidelines recommends midaxillary line (MAL) as zero reference level in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) measurements in aiming at standardizi...

    Authors: Caridad De Dios Soler Morejón, Tomás Ariel Lombardo, Teddy Osmin Tamargo Barbeito and Barquín García Sandra

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S13

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  14. The development of intra-abdominal hypertension [IAH] in critically ill patients admitted to the ICU is an independent predictor of mortality. In an attempt to find an early, clinically relevant metabolic sign...

    Authors: Liivi Maddison, Juri Karjagin, Jyrki Tenhunen and Joel Starkopf

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S14

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  15. Achievement of a negative fluid balance in patients with capillary leak is associated with improved outcome. We investigated the effects of a multi-modal restrictive fluid strategy aiming for negative fluid ba...

    Authors: Colin Cordemans, Inneke De laet, Niels Van Regenmortel, Karen Schoonheydt, Hilde Dits, Greg Martin, Wolfgang Huber and Manu LNG Malbrain

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S15

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  16. Intra-abdominal hypertension [IAH] occurs frequently among critically ill patients and is associated with increased mortality and organ failure. Two porcine models of IAH that cause abdominal compartment syndr...

    Authors: Michael Moller, Ulrik K Kjerkegaard, Jens Rolighed Larsen, Hanne Birke-Sorensen and Lars B Stolle

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S16

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  17. The purpose of the present study was to quantify bacterial translocation to mesenteric lymph nodes due to different levels of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH; 15 vs. 30 mmHg) lasting for 24 h in a porcine mo...

    Authors: Torsten Kaussen, Pramod Kadaba Srinivasan, Mamdouh Afify, Christiane Herweg, René Tolba, Joachim Conze and Alexander Schachtrupp

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S17

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  18. The intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is an important clinical parameter that can significantly change during respiration. Currently, IAP is recorded at end-expiration (IAPee), while continuous IAP changes during re...

    Authors: Siavash Ahmadi-Noorbakhsh and Manu LNG Malbrain

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S18

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  19. Monitoring hepatic blood flow and function might be crucial in treating critically ill patients. Intra-abdominal hypertension is associated with decreased abdominal blood flow, organ dysfunction, and increased...

    Authors: Manu LNG Malbrain, Dries Viaene, Andreas Kortgen, Inneke De laet, Hilde Dits, Niels Van Regenmortel, Karen Schoonheydt and Michael Bauer

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S19

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  20. Little is known about the effects of renal replacement therapy (RRT) with fluid removal on intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). The global end-diastolic volume index (GEDVI) and extravascular lung water index (EVLW...

    Authors: Inneke De laet, Dries Deeren, Karen Schoonheydt, Niels Van Regenmortel, Hilde Dits and Manu LNG Malbrain

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S20

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  21. Conservative treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) may be associated with development of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH), deterioration of visceral perfusion and increased risk of multi...

    Authors: Guntars Pupelis, Haralds Plaudis, Kaspars Zeiza, Nadezda Drozdova, Maksims Mukans and Ita Kazaka

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S21

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  22. Mechanical ventilation (MV) is considered a predisposing factor for increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), especially when positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is applied or in the presence of auto-PEEP....

    Authors: Caridad de Dios Soler Morejón and Teddy Osmin Tamargo Barbeito

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S22

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  23. Application of abdominal negative-pressure therapy (NPT) is lifesaving when conservative measures fail to reduce sustained increase of the intra-abdominal pressure and it is impossible to achieve source contro...

    Authors: Haralds Plaudis, Agris Rudzats, Liene Melberga, Ita Kazaka, Olegs Suba and Guntars Pupelis

    Citation: Annals of Intensive Care 2012 2(Suppl 1):S23

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