title: Measuring intra-abdominal pressure.
abstract: Learn how to monitor IAP through your patient's indwelling urinary catheter to detect signs of abdominal compartment syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Brush
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D002138:Calibration; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009737:Nursing Records; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014159:Transducers; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing