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World J Crit Care Med. May 4, 2013; 2(2): 9-16
Published online May 4, 2013. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v2.i2.9
Effect of intra-abdominal pressure on respiratory function in patients undergoing ventral hernia repair
Konstantin M Gaidukov, Elena N Raibuzhis, Ayyaz Hussain, Alexey Y Teterin, Alexey A Smetkin, Vsevolod V Kuzkov, Manu LNG Malbrain, Mikhail Y Kirov
Konstantin M Gaidukov, Elena N Raibuzhis, Ayyaz Hussain, Alexey A Smetkin, Vsevolod V Kuzkov, Mikhail Y Kirov, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Northern State Medical University, 163001 Arkhangelsk, Russia
Konstantin M Gaidukov, Elena N Raibuzhis, Alexey A Smetkin, Vsevolod V Kuzkov, Mikhail Y Kirov, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, City Hospital #1 of Arkhangelsk, 163001 Arkhangelsk, Russia
Alexey Y Teterin, Department of General Surgery, City Hospital #1 of Arkhangelsk, 163001 Arkhangelsk, Russia
Manu LNG Malbrain, Intensive Care Unit and High Care Burn Unit, ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen, ZNA Campus Stuivenberg, 2060 Antwerpen, Belgium
Author contributions: Gaidukov KM, Raibuzhis EN, Hussain A, Teterin AY, Smetkin AA, Kuzkov VV and Kirov MY planned the study, were responsible for the design and coordination, collected the data and started drafting the manuscript; Gaidukov KM, Kirov MY and Malbrain MLNG participated in the study design and helped to draft the manuscript; Gaidukov KM, Kirov MY and Malbrain MLNG performed the statistical analysis and helped to draft the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Mikhail Y Kirov, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Northern State Medical University, Troitsky Prospect 51, 163000 Arkhangelsk, Russia. mikhail_kirov@hotmail.com
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Received: December 27, 2012
Revised: March 20, 2013
Accepted: April 27, 2013
Published online: May 4, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: The surgical repair of ventral hernia is accompanied by a rise of intra-abdominal pressure, a deterioration of CO2 elimination and a decrease in arterial oxygenation. The measurements of intra-abdominal pressure using nasogastric tube and urinary catheter demonstrate a close agreement between both methods; thus, both these methods can be used in clinical practice.