Intra-Abdominal Pressure monitoring in critical patients
Section: Hands on
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Tineo Drove T, Baena Pérez M, Gómez Puyuelo M. Monitorización de la presión intra-abdominal en el paciente crítico. Metas de Enferm arb 2007; 10(3): 7-12
Authors
Tania Tineo Drove, Marta Baena Pérez1, Mercedes Gómez Puyuelo2
Position
Título Superior de Ciencias de la Salud (UAM). Enfermera asistencial-reanimación del Área Quirúrgica., Título superior en ciencias de la salud(UAM). Enfermera asistencial-reanimación del Área Quirúrgica. Hospital Universitario de la Princesa de Madrid1, Supervisora reanimación del Área Quirúrgica2
Contact address
Hospital Universitario de "La Princesa". Reanimación del Área Quirúrgica (planta 4ª).C/ Diego de León, 62.
Contact email: ttdrove@hotmail.com
Abstract
Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP) measurement has started to be an additional parameter in the standard of care of patients who have undergone highrisk abdominal surgery.
IAPs values are a good predictor of the patient's status during the immediate and late postoperative period, as increased values are associated with worse prognosis.
This article reviews the physiopathology of IAP and the characteristics of possible measurement methods. It also describes the procedure used by the nurse to determine IAP by using the most widely used method which involves the measurement of intravesical pressure with a closed system, as compared to other methods, due to the fewer complications of lower cost of the method described.
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Título:
Monitorización de la presión intra-abdominal en el paciente crítico
