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SUBMITTER: Dreesen P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074134 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dreesen Pauline P Schoutteten Melanie K MK Velde Nele Vande NV Kaminski Iris I Heylen Line L Moor Bart De B Malbrain Manu L N G MLNG Gyselaers Wilfried W
Journal of clinical medicine 20200211 2
Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) causes severe organ dysfunction. Our aim is to evaluate the effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) on renal function, hypothesizing that venous congestion may increase proteinuria and fluid retention without endothelial dysfunction. Three urine samples were collected from 32 non-pregnant women undergoing laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and from 10 controls placed in Trendelenburg position for 60 min. Urine sampling was done before ...[more]