Prevalence of intra-abdominal hypertension and markers for associated complications among severe burn patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study (BURNIAH study).

Purpose: Severely burned patients are at risk for intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and associated complications such as organ failure, abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), and death. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of IAH among severely burned patients. The secondary aim was to determine the value of urinary intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) as early marker for IAH-associated complications.

Multiple stigma among first-generation immigrants with epilepsy in Sweden.

Objectives: To investigate the meaning of stigma among first-generation immigrants with epilepsy in Sweden.

Methods: Data were collected by individual face-to-face interviews with 25 first-generation immigrants with epilepsy from 18 different countries. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed systematically using a hermeneutic approach.

Relation between intra-abdominal pressure and early intestinal ischemia in rats.

Background: Little is known on early irreversible effects of increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Therefore, timing of abdominal decompression among patients with abdominal compartment syndrome remains challenging. The study objective was to determine the relation between IAP and respiratory parameters, hemodynamic parameters, and early intestinal ischemia.

Intestinal fatty acid binding protein as a predictor for intra-abdominal pressure-related complications in patients admitted to the intensive care unit; a prospective cohort study (I-Fabulous study).

Purpose: Critically ill patients are at risk for intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and related complications such as organ failure, abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), and death. This study aimed to determine the value of urinary and serum intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) levels as early marker for IAH-associated complications.

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in two academic institutional mixed medical-surgical ICUs in the Netherlands.