an Educational Program About Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (Ghada)

Assiut University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Intraabdominal Hypertension

Treatments: Procedure: transducer technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02639013

AAH100

Details and patient eligibility

About

Early detection of intra-abdominal hypertension is essential to the prevention of abdominal compartment syndrome and requires close surveillance of intra-abdominal hypertension in patients at increased risk. intra-abdominal hypertension measurements are often taken by the bedside nurse, and in some cases, initiation of serial intra-abdominal hypertension monitoring is prompted by critical care nurses.

Full description

Measurement of intra-abdominal pressure is simple, inexpensive, safe and accurate method in determining the presence of intra-abdominal hypertension. This measurement can guide patient management. Monitoring intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal per-fusion pressure.

for signs of abdominal compartment syndrome has become an inexpensive and useful diagnostics tool for identifying complications. An integrated approach to screening and monitoring for intra-abdominal hypertension may improve patient outcomes and decrease hospital costs. Due to the high incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome, it is essential for critical care nurses to regularly monitor intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal per-fusion pressure.

Critical care nurses have the ability to identify intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome, implement and evaluate management interventions. Nursing practice should be centered on evidence based practice guidelines . Nurses should provide a standard of care in managing patients who are at risk of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome from pre hospital, emergency, operating room and intensive care areas

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all nurses that have more than one years experience in the trauma ,general and gastrointestinal ICU

Exclusion criteria

• nurses less than one year experience

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

ttransducer technique

Experimental group

Description:

the nurses will measure intraabdominal pressure at each shift during the day by using transducer technique

Treatment:

Procedure: transducer technique