The Estimation of Abdominal Pressure by the Bladder and Gastric Pressure

The investigators aim to compare the bladder pressure to the gastric pressure in critically ill patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Critically Ill Patients

Age range

16 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Policlinico Hospital

Milan, 20100, Italy

About this study

In critically ill patients, we will measure the gastric pressure by a gastric balloon and the bladder pressure by the intra-vesical pressure to find the optimal method to estimate the abdominal pressure.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Critically ill patients during invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

Contraindication to measure the bladder pressure

Treatment and study plan

measurement of abdominal pressure

Procedure

measurement of abdominal pressure with different volume and saline temperature

Primary outcomes

To estimate the bladder pressure

Time frame: 5 minutes

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Policlinico Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Sep 2, 2005
Registry last updated: Sep 25, 2008

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