How to protect the spine while lifting weights? Doctor explains role of intra-abdominal pressure

It is important for the spine and the back to be stable while lifting heavy weights. Dr Manickam shares 3-step method to ...
Business Wire

Study Demonstrates New Standard of Care for Accurately Measuring Intra-Abdominal Pressure in Critical Care Patients

NORTHFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The prevalence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) in the critically ill is reported to be as high as 50 percent and is a significant cause of abdominal ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Hemodynamics in the Cirrhotic Patient during Paracentesis

THE effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites upon portal and systemic hemodynamics has not been directly documented although the hemodynamics of ascitic cirrhotic patients have been ...
Nature

116 Measuring of Intra-Abdominal Pressure in Critically Ill Children by Nurses

Objective of the study: Delayed diagnosis of increased intra-abdominal pressure in PICU patients increases morbidity and mortality rates. In 2007 our PICU implemented a protocol for indirect ...
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Should intra-abdominal pressure measurement be a routine for all pancreatitis patients?

Acute pancreatitis remains a disease with an unpredictable clinical course, and significant associated morbidity and mortality. Recently, the elevated intraabdominal pressure (IAP) after onset of ...