Table 2.
Factors associated with increased abdominal compliance. Adapted from [2] with permission
| 1) Related to anthropomorphy and demographics | |
| - Gynoid composition (ellipse, pear‐shaped) | |
| - Waist‐to‐hip ratio < 0.8 | |
| - Peripheral obesity | |
| - Preferentially subcutaneous fat | |
| - Height (tall stature) | |
| - Old age (loss of elastic recoil) | |
| - Female sex | |
| - Lean and slim body | |
| - Normal BMI | |
| 2) Related to absence of comorbidities and/or increased compressible intra‐abdominal volume (IAV) | |
| - Absence of deadly triad: normothermia, normal pH, normal coagulation | |
| - Bowels filled with air | |
| - Stomach filled with air | |
| - Absence of fluid overload (second or third space fluid accumulation) | |
| 3) Related to abdominal wall and diaphragm | |
| - Previous pregnancy | |
| - Previous laparoscopy | |
| - Previous abdominal surgery | |
| - Abdominal wall lift | |
| - Weight loss | |
| - Chronic intra‐abdominal hypertension (IAH) | |
| - Umbilical hernia (before repair) | |
| - Burn escharotomy (thorax and/or abdomen) | |
| - Avoidance of tight closure | |
| - Open abdomen with temporary abdominal closure | |
| - Beach chair positioning | |
| - Sedation and analgesia | |
| - Muscle relaxation | |
| - Bronchodilation | |
| - Lung protective ventilation | |
| - Pre‐stretching of fascia (cirrhosis with ascites, peritoneal dialysis when fluid is drained from abdomen) |