Intra-abdominal Pressure Has a Good Predictive Power for 28-Day Mortality: A Prospective Observational Study Conducted in Critically Ill Children

• Main Authors: Yujian Liang (Author), Shaohua Tao (Author), Bin Gu (Author), Huimin Huang (Author), Zhihai Zhong (Author), Jingrong Shi (Author), Xiangdong Guan (Author), Wen Tang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is associated with organ dysfunction in critically ill children. Thus far, the predictive value of IAP for mortality remains unknown. Moreover, only few studies determined normal IAP values in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) children. This stud...