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. 1984 Jan;199(1):28–30. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198401000-00005

The measurement of intra-abdominal pressure as a criterion for abdominal re-exploration.

I L Kron, P K Harman, S P Nolan
PMCID: PMC1353253  PMID: 6691728

Abstract

Acute elevation of intra-abdominal pressure above 30 mmHg caused oliguria in 11 postoperative patients. Operative re-exploration and decompression in seven patients resulted in immediate diuresis. Four patients who were not re-explored developed renal failure and died. If intra-abdominal pressure rises above 25 mmHg in the early postoperative period and is associated with oliguria and normal blood pressure and cardiac index, the patient should undergo re-exploration and decompression of the abdomen.

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