title: Clinical significance of elevated intraabdominal pressure during common conditions and procedures.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Only obesity, peritoneal dialysis, and pneumoperitoneum are associated with symptoms related to IAH and these symptoms are reversible.
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authors.lastname: Larsson
keywords: Intraabdominal pressure,; PEEP,; abdominal compartment syndrome,; abdominal hypertension; obesity,; peritoneal dialysis,; pneumoperitoneum,; pregnancy,; prone,