Relationship between Abdominal Pressure, Pulmonary Compliance, and Cardiac Preload in a Porcine Model

Rationale. Elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) may compromise respiratory and cardiovascular function by abdomino-thoracic pressure transmission. We aimed (1) to study the effects of elevated IAP on pleural pressure, (2) to understand the implications for lung and chest wall compliances and (3)...

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Main Authors: Joost Wauters, Piet Claus, Nathalie Brosens, Myles McLaughlin, Greet Hermans, Manu Malbrain, Alexander Wilmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/763181
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