Preload Assessment in Patients with an Open Abdomen

TY - JOUR

T1 - Preload Assessment in Patients with an Open Abdomen

AU - Cheatham, Michael L.

AU - Safcsak, Karen

AU - Block, Ernest F. J.

AU - Nelson, Loren D.

N1 - Background Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome cause significant morbidity and mortality in surgical and trauma patients. Maintenance of intravascular preload and use of open abdomen techniques are essential. The accuracy of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) and central venous pressure (CVP) in patients with intra-abdominal hypertension has been questioned.

PY - 1999/1/1

Y1 - 1999/1/1

UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/9932679

U2 - 10.1097/00005373-199901000-00004

DO - 10.1097/00005373-199901000-00004

M3 - Article

VL - 46

JO - Journal of Trauma-injury Infection and Critical Care

JF - Journal of Trauma-injury Infection and Critical Care

IS - 1

ER -