title: Intraabdominal pressure in abdominoplasty patients.
abstract: Abdominal compartment syndrome is directly related to an increase in intraabdominal pressure (IAP), which can lead in severe cases to serious clinical consequences. Routine measurement of IAP in specific cases has been advocated by some surgical specialties. However, few studies in plastic surgery have focused on the use of IAP. The authors review the literature and describe a method of IAP analysis used for 12 patients who underwent abdominoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Regional Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lincoln
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Graça Neto
authors.forename: Luiz Roberto
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Marcelo Roberto
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rudy
authors.forename: Luiz Augusto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Auersvald
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011312:Pressure; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*