Características del síndrome compartimental en pacientes con hipertensión intraabdominal. Servicio de UCI. Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga. Cuenca. 2015

Abstract

Background: The intrabdominal pressure (PIA), is defined as the pressure that exists in the interior of the abdomen in the absence of disease, if the PIA exceeds the normal values is considered hypertension intrabdominal and if developed multiorgan dysfunction then may cause abdominal compartment syndrome (SCA). Objective: To determinate the characteristics of compartment syndrome in patients with hypertension intrabdominal received in the intensive care unit (UCI) of the Hospital Jose Carrasco Arteaga. Cuenca. 2015. Methodology: There will be a descriptive cross-sectional study, in the area of the Intensive Care Unit of Hospital Jose Carrasco Arteaga, applied a survey based on the clinical records of patients with diagnosis of hypertension Intrabdominal that met the inclusion criteria during 2015, collecting data using forms. For the tab we used the statistical package SPSS version 15.0 in Spanish, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. Statistical measures to use will be: absolute frequency, relative frequency, mean, standard deviation and chi square test; the results will be presented in tables according to the targets set. The corresponding analysis will be done by means of descriptive statistics. Results: 13.6% of intensive care unit patients showed abdominal compartment syndrome. Degree I represented 49.6% of the cases. 35.9% presented arterial hypertension, 4.7% oliguria. 70.3% was cause extrabdominal as reason for admission. Within the complications 37.5% were by mixed cause. Conclusions: The majority of patients found correspond to grade l of intrabdominal hypertension, committing the entire systems of the body as the pressure increases, the same that alerts us to the evolution and need for monitoring for your treatment. Key words: Intrabdominal pressure, abdominal compartment syndrome, intrabdominal hypertension, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome