INTRA-ABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION(IAH) ASSESSMENT ALGORITHM (GIF)
Patients should be screened for IAH/ACS risk factors upon ICU admission and with new or progressive organ failure.
If two or more risk factors are present, a baseline IAP measurement should be obtained.
If IAH is present, serial IAP measurements should be performed throughout the patient’s critical illness.
Pacientes con dos o más factoresde riesgo de IAH / ACS o presencia al ingreso en UCI de un nuevo oprogresivo fallo orgánico
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Medirla IAP basal
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IAP >=12 mmHg? >NO >Reevaluar
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Initiate treatment to reduce IAP
Avoid excessive fluidresuscitation
Optimize organ perfusion
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IAP >20 with new organ failure?
>>NO >Reevaluar/4h
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Patient has ACS
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Identificar y tratar causa/etiologiadesencadenante
PrimaryACS? o Secondary or RecurrentACS Is IAP > 25 withprogressive organ failure]
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A: Perform / revise abdominal decompression with temporary abdominal closure asneeded to reduce IAP
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Is IAP < 25 with progressiveorgan failure
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Continue medical treatment optionsto reduce IAP
Medir IAP/APP cada 4 hours
Realizar resucitación equilibrada tanto de la precarga,contractibiliad y postcarga usando coloides, cristaloides o drogas vasoactivas
AVOID EXCESSIVE FLUID RESUSCITATION
APP > 60 mmHg? *
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IAP < 12 mmHg consistently?**
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IAH has resolved Decreasefrequency of IAP measurements and observepatient for deterioration
*Si APP < 60 mmHg Volver a A (revisar la descompresiónabdominal)
**Si IAP > 12 mmHg continuar con medidas para reducir la IAP
Adapted from Intensive Care Medicine 2006;32(11):1722-1732 & 2007;33(6):951-962
World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS)
Website: http://www.wsacs.org