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helthcareheven · 1 year ago

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Intra-Abdominal Pressure Mapping: Navigating Internal Dynamics

IAP measurement devices have become an essential tool for monitoring patients at risk of developing abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). Precise measurement of IAP allows for early detection of dangerously high pressures in the abdomen that can compromise organ and tissue function. With early recognition, life-saving decompressive treatments can be promptly initiated to reverse the effects of ACS. This article discusses the significance of IAP monitoring, currently available measurement devices, and their role in managing this potentially lethal condition.

Pathophysiology of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ACS is a condition characterized by sustained elevated IAP above 20 mmHg that is associated with new organ dysfunction. It most often occurs secondary to causes like massive fluid resuscitation, pancreatitis, trauma, or sepsis. The high pressure within the confined abdominal cavity compromises circulation to the intestines, kidneys, and other abdominal organs. Left untreated, this can lead to multi-organ failure and even death. IAP acts as a surrogate marker for the degree of perfusion to abdominal organs. Precise quantification is therefore crucial for early recognition of dangerous pressures and guiding timely clinical intervention.

Types of Intra Abdominal Pressure Measurement Devices There are several FDA-approved devices commercially available for intra-abdominal pressure monitoring in critically ill patients:

- Bladder Pressure Monitoring Catheters: These Foley-type catheters with additional ports are considered the gold standard. They directly measure bladder pressure which accurately approximates IAP.

- Intravesical/Suprapubic Transducers: Thin transducers are placed directly into the bladder through a Foley catheter or small incision above the pubis.

- AbViser: This abdominal access device uses a flat disposable connector to indirectly measure IAP via the stomach after placement through the mouth.

- FoleyManometer: A specialized Foley catheter is attached to a transducer-manometer unit for bedside IAP readings without additional equipment.

All devices require sterile technique and zeroing to atmospheric pressure prior to each measurement. Pressures are recorded at end-expiration during short vessel occlusion to avoid fluctuation from respiration.

Monitoring Protocol and Clinical Application Most expert guidelines recommend routine IAP monitoring in high-risk patients with an established clinical protocol. Measurements are typically performed and recorded every 4 hours but can be more frequent if the clinical status changes rapidly. Sequential assessments allow clinicians to track pressure trends over time rather than single readings.

Elevated or increasing IAP alerts the healthcare team to the possibility of developing ACS before overt organ dysfunction occurs. This enables proactive intervention like conservative measures, surgical decompression, or drainage procedures to reduce pressure. Guidance on treatment is based on both IAP level and new organ dysfunction using the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome consensus definitions.

Outcomes with Early Monitoring Multiple studies have shown the benefits of early IAP monitoring to detect ACS and guide therapy. Early decompression surgery for refractory elevated pressures above 25mmHg or 20mmHg with new organ dysfunction is associated with significantly reduced mortality compared to late or no surgical intervention.

In high-risk patient populations like severe traumatic brain injury, monitoring identifies ACS in up to 20% who would otherwise go unrecognized. Early diagnosis prevents the severe circulatory and respiratory complications caused by dangerously high and progressively worsening IAP. It allows timely reversible treatments to be instituted before irreversible end-organ damage develops.

Overall, the ability to continuously track IAP enables clinicians to intervene proactively rather than reactively to prevent the lethal cascade leading to multisystem organ failure from abdominal hypertension. Precise quantification guides timely escalation or de-escalation of therapies according to pressure trends and clinical status. This improves outcomes by avoiding or minimizing adverse effects of untreated ACS.

Challenges and Future Directions While IAP monitoring is gaining widespread acceptance, variability persists in clinical protocols and treatment thresholds between centers. Standardization of measurement techniques and consensus guidelines have helped address differences but further research is still needed.

Novel non-invasive methods like abdominal perfusion pressure estimation by ultrasound are under investigation but have not replaced direct catheter-based intra abdominal pressure measurement devices. Improving accuracy, reducing invasiveness and costs are goals for future technological advancements. Larger outcome studies evaluating different target pressures, monitoring intervals and therapies will help optimize protocols. Overall, IAP quantification remains a cornerstone of managing high-risk abdominal conditions and prevents potentially life-threatening abdominal compartment syndrome.

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mru-instruments · 4 years ago

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MRU Instruments- Applications and Uses of Multifunctional Manometer

Basically, a manometer is used to measure the pressure and that pressure exerted by still liquid or gas. It relies on the hydrostatic equilibrium in which the pressure at any particular point in a fluid at rest is due to the actual weight of the overlying fluid.

Applications:

It is a powerful tool that can be used for pressure monitoring applications in processing industries.

It can also be used to monitor the air and gas pressure of the compressor.

A manometer can be used to measure the static pressure and vacuum pressure.

Mercury absolute manometers are mostly employed in power plants.

Uses:

If you want to directly measure pressure values, you can use a multi-functional manometer. Pressure measurements can be utilized to determine flow rates, fluid levels, product density, and other parameters around various industries, measuring the pressure of a material is a crucial part of the processing industry. Getting accurate and defined data is important in determining the quality and consistency of the particular product which can be achieved with high-quality products with MRU Instruments.

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resham-stuff · 4 years ago

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emotoer-blog · 5 years ago

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rc249749 · 6 years ago

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Multi-angle thermometer

There are several measuring tools available in the market and every tool has its own purpose. When you understand what the tool does and how it functions, you’re better able to utilize it. An oil filled manometer is a very useful measuring instrument: https://www.issuewire.com/best-multi-angle-thermometerwhat-is-a-multi-angle-thermometer-1638019475386669

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weexistnow · 8 years ago

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HARDWARE

Hardware is categorised into input, output and storage devices.

MAIN

Mother board

Mother board is a printed circuit board (PCB) which connects to the main components of a computer. Motherboard always include main bus that’s used to transfer data between hardware components however, some of the components may be the integral part of the motherboard, i.e. Universal serial bus(USB) ports, network port,integrated graphic cards etc.

Random access memory (RAM)

Random access memory(RAM) is a memory that is used to store currently active programs and data. The more data that is available to the computer, the more data and programs can be used at the same time. RAM is volatile, meaning the content will be lost when the power is off(one of the reason why the content you are working on might be deleted if you haven’t saved it into secondary storage, RAM is the type of memory that can be read and written to.

Read only memory (ROM)

Read only memory (ROM) is the type of memory that can be read but not written to, ROM is non-volatile, meaning the content will be retained even when there is no power (because ROM is powered by a small long-life battery).

MORE ON MEMORY.

Graphic card

Graphic card is also known as a video card, display adapter, or graphics adapter. It generates signals needed to display the output image from the computer, sometimes graphic card is integrated to computer and does not require a separate card. Graphic performance can be improved as a separate processor can be used for graphics.

Sound card

Sound card generates signals needed to output a sound from computer to the speaker or set of speakers. Sound card have single output for audio(green socket), a single input for microphone(red socket) and a single input for line level devices(Blue socket). Separate sound card that connects with separate motherboard expansion is necessary for high quality or surround sound-which enable multiple output for front, rear, centre, and sub-woofer speakers.

Hard disk drive

Hard disk drive (HDD) is the most common form of secondary storage for a computer do to its relatively low cost per Mega Byte(MB). Data stored on hard disk is non volatile.

Solid state drive

Solid state drive (SSD) is another secondary storage drive and it is also non volatile.

EXTERNAL

Cloud

Cloud or storage cloud is a storage space of which the services are hosted over the internet and not in the same physical location as the computer is being used. Data is stored on banks or servers that are accessed remotely. Physical device where data is being stored is owned by the hosting company rather than person or organisation using the data.

Monitor

Monitor is a device which enables the visualisation of computer’s output, monitor connects to the graphic card.

Keyboard

Keyboard is a device that consists of buttons used to input texts or to control part of an interface, some countries have different buttons on keyboards used i.e. China has more buttons due to their alphabets.

Mouse

Mouse is a pointing device used to manipulate computer screen.

Printer

Printer is an output device which produces hard copy (Printout) for computer (usually onto paper), some printer also include scanner (this is what you call MFP or Multi-function peripheral.

Speaker

Speaker is a device which provide sound output and usually connects with the green socket of sound card.

Camera

Camera captures still and moving images(Video) which can be then stored into computer, camera attached to a computer is called webcam.

Scanner

Scanner is an input device which capture a 2D document in the form of an image.

Optical character reader

Optical character reader (OCR) is the recognition of printed or written text characters by a computer. This involves photo-scanning of the text character-by-character, analysis of the scanned-in image, and then translation of the character image into character codes, such as ASCII, commonly used in data processing. In OCR processing, the scanned-in image or bitmap is analysed for light and dark areas in order to identify each alphabetic letter or numeric digit. When a character is recognised, it is converted into an ASCII code. Special circuit boards and computer chips designed expressly for OCR are used to speed up the recognition process.

Magnetic ink character reader

Magnetic ink character reader (MICR) is a technology used to verify the legitimacy or originality of paper documents, especially checks. Special ink, which is sensitive to magnetic fields, is used in the printing of certain characters on the original documents. Information can be encoded in the magnetic characters.

Optical mark reader

Optical mark reader (OMR) is a method of entering data into a computer system. Optical Mark Readers reads pencil or pen marks made in pre-defined positions on paper forms as responses to questions or tick list prompts. The OMR data entry system contains the information to convert the presence or absence of marks into a computer data file.

Barcode reader

Barcode reader also called a price scanner or point-of-sale ( POS ) scanner, is a hand-held or stationary input device used to capture and read information contained in a bar code . A barcode reader consists of a scanner , a decoder (either built-in or external), and a cable used to connect the reader with a computer. Because a barcode reader merely captures and translates the barcode into numbers and/or letters, the data must be sent to a computer so that a software application can make sense of the data.

Pen drive

Pen drive also referred as USB flash drive is a portable device which allows user to transfer data (text, images, videos etc) to and from computer quickly. Users can easily read and write the data on the Pen Drive by plugging it into the USB port on the computer. Pen Drives are quite compact and can fit easily into the pocket; they run without battery and draw power from the USB connection itself. Both Floppy disks and CDs are now being gradually replaced by Pen Drive as a preferred means of data storage. Its because latter offers mass data transfer and storage capability and at a much faster rate.

Portable Hard disk drive

Portable HDD is An external hard drive is a storage device located outside of a computer that is connected through a USB cable or wireless connection. An external hard drive is usually used to store media that a user needs to be portable, for backups, and when the internal drive of the computer is already at its full memory capacity. These devices have a high storage capacity compared to flash drives and are mostly used for backing up numerous computer files or serving as a network drive to store shared content.External hard drives are also known as removable hard drives.

Blu-ray disc drive

Blu-ray disc drive is an optical disc format designed to display high definition video and store large amounts of data.Blu-ray is the successor to DVD. The format's name comes from the fact that a blue laser reads from and writes to the disc rather than the red laser of DVD players. The blue laser has a 405 manometer (nm) wavelength that can focus more tightly than the red lasers used for writable DVD. As a consequence, a Blu-ray disc can store much more data in the same 12 centimetre space.