Management of abdominal compartment syndrome and open abdomen

IAP: intra-abdominal pressure; OR: operating room.
* Severe injury, severe burns, liver transplantation, prolonged open surgery, massive resuscitation.
¶ For at-risk patients, bladder pressure measurements are obtained every four to six hours.
Δ Abdominal decompression can be considered in the absence of other obvious causes of organ dysfunction.
◊ Bladder pressure should be rechecked for new clinical findings (eg, abdominal tension, organ dysfunction).