Increasing abdominal pressure with and without PEEP: effects on intra-peritoneal, intra-organ and intra-vascular pressures

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intra-organ and intra-vascular pressures can be used to estimate intra-abdominal pressure. The aim of this prospective, interventional study was to assess the effect of PEEP on the accuracy of pressure estimation at different measure...

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Main Authors: Pradl Richard, Tenhunen Jyrki J, Knuesel Rafael, Jakob Stephan M, Takala Jukka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/10/70