Clinical significance of elevated intraabdominal pressure during common conditions and procedures.
BACKGROUND
Pregnancy, obesity, peritoneal dialysis, pneumoperitoneum, prone position and application of positive end-expiratory pressure are associated with elevated intraabdominal pressure (lAP).


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.


CONCLUSIONS
Only obesity, peritoneal dialysis, and pneumoperitoneum are associated with symptoms related to IAH and these symptoms are reversible.
Larsson
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Arhus universitetshospital, Aalborg, Denmark. an.larsson@nja.dk
D000005:Abdomen / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000453:epidemiology; D016684:Prone Position; D012720:Severity of Illness Index