Compartment Syndrome

Compartment syndrome: Video, Causes, & Meaning | Osmosis

Abdominal compartment syndrome

26.2: Body Fluids and Fluid Compartment

Dr. Ankit Goyal, MD on Instagram: "How do we measure Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP) without inserting anything into the abdomen? We use the bladder. Yes — the bladder becomes a pressure sensor. When you instill a small, fixed volume of saline into the Foley catheter (usually 25 ml), the bladder wall passively transmits the pressure inside the abdomen. Because in a relaxed detrusor, the bladder acts as a passive hydraulic chamber — meaning the pressure inside the bladder = pressure inside the abd