CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ELEVATED INTRAABDOMINAL PRESSURE DURING COMMON CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnancy, obesity, peritoneal dialysis, pneumoperitoneum, prone position and application of positive end-expiratory pressure are associated with elevated intraabdominal pressure (IAP).

Objective: To review the relation between these conditions and procedures, and intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) or abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).

Methods: Search of PubMed and Google Scholar and review of article bibliographies.

Results and conclusion: Only obesity, peritoneal dialysis, and pneumoperitoneum are associated with symptoms related to IAH and these symptoms are reversible.

Keywords:

• Intraabdominal pressure
• pregnancy
• peritoneal dialysis
• obesity
• pneumoperitoneum
• prone
• PEEP
• abdominal compartment syndrome
• abdominal hypertension