Background Acute liver failure (ALF) may result in elevated intracranial pressure (ICP).
While invasive ICP monitoring (IICPM) may have a role in ALF management, these patients …

Background Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is considered the standard of care for
severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is used frequently, but the efficacy of treatment based …

Introduction Abdominal compartment syndrome has been described in patients with severe
acute pancreatitis, but its clinical impact remains unclear. We therefore studied patient …

Methods In total 60 paired measurements were performed in five patients with prototype 1,
and 119 paired measurements were performed in seven patients with prototype 2. The IAP …

Introduction Critically ill patients and patients undergoing high-risk and major surgery, are
instrumented with intra-arterial catheters and invasive blood pressure is considered the …

Methods We examined the ITU charts and prospectively maintained an ITU database of all
patients admitted with acute liver failure who underwent ICP monitoring from December …

Background Although placement of an intra-cerebral catheter remains the gold standard
method for measuring intracranial pressure (ICP), several non-invasive techniques can …

Introduction Blood pressure measurements frequently guide management in critical care.
Direct readings, commonly from a major artery, are considered to be the gold standard …

Introduction Liver dysfunction can derive from severe sepsis and might be associated with
poor prognosis. However, diagnosis of septic liver dysfunction is challenging due to a lack of …

Introduction Correct bedside measurement of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is important.
The bladder method is considered as the gold standard for indirect IAP measurement, but …