The relationship between positive end‐expiratory pressure ( <scp>PEEP</scp> ) and intra‐abdominal pressure ( <scp>IAP</scp> ) in mechanically ventilated patients: A prospective observational study

Abstract

The relationship between positive end-expiratory pressure and intra-abdominal pressure is an essential issue in daily critical care nursing clinical practice. Considering the occurrence of multiple organ dysfunction as a result of a non-detected increase in intra-abdominal pressure, critical care nurses should pay attention to measuring this pressure to maintain intra-abdominal pressures that are safe for mechanically ventilated and critically ill intensive care unit patients, thereby preventing these undue effects.