Fluid therapy is frequently used to manage acute circulatory failure. This therapy aims to
restore cardiac output by fluid administration, which increases the quantity of fluid in the …

Bladder pressure measurement through a foley catheter is the current standard in
monitoring for intraabdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome …

Predicting which patients with acute circulatory failure will respond to fluid by a significant
increase in cardiac output is a daily challenge, in particular in the setting of the intensive …

Is it wise not to think about intraabdominal hypertension in... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Is it wise not to think about intraabdominal hypertension in the ICU? : Current Opinion …

Evaluating the degree of organ dysfunction is a cornerstone in distinguishing patients with
critical illness from those without. However, evaluation of the gastrointestinal function in …

Fluid administration is the first-line therapy in many patients with circulatory failure, though
many patients may not respond to it. Accordingly, it is important to determine the chances of …

Hypotension and shock are important issues confronting the intensivist. The question that
confronts most intensive care providers on a daily basis is: will fluid increase perfusion to …

Methods: Adult patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who were judged to require intra-
abdominal pressure measurements were identified by the ICU team. Individual members of …

Hypovolaemia is a common cause of circulatory failure in the perioperative period. However,
only 50% of critically ill patients respond to volume expansion with an adequate increase in …

Objective The objective was to determine the minimum volume of instillation fluid for intra-
abdominal pressure (IAP) measurement, and to evaluate the effect of instillation volume on …