Compartment Syndrome
Reports from Yale University highlight recent research in compartment syndrome
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 19th, 2010
Current study results from the report, 'Normative postpartum intraabdominal pressure: potential implications in the diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndrome,' have been published. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "We sought to establish normative values of intraabdominal pressure (IAP) in postpartum women with and without arterial hypertension. Bladder pressure was measured via a Foley catheter 1 hour following completion of cesarean section in supine and semirecumbent positions in 21 patients."
"Mean supine IAP (6.4 ±5.2 mm Hg) was significantly lower than semirecumbent IAP (11.6 ±7.2...
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