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Background Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is a disease with high morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients. The study’s objectives were to explore the prevalence of IAH and physicians’ awareness of the 2013 World Society of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) guidelines in Chinese intensive care units (ICUs). Methods A cross-sectional study of four ICUs in Southwestern China was...
This study evaluated the usefulness of speckle tracking imaging (STI) in assessment of myocardial contractility in intra-abdominal hypertension experimentally induced in mini-pigs. To this effect, 12 mini-pigs were anesthetized with intravenous injection of 3 % sodium pentobarbital, hemorrhaged to reach the shock status, and resuscitated with excessive volume of lactated Ringer’s solution. The animals...
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