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Prog Urol 2022 Aug 5. Epub 2022 Aug 5.

Physiology and Biomechanics of Locomotion Laboratory, Institute of NeuroScience (IoNS), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), place Pierre-de-Coubertin 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Background: A weakened pelvic floor is less efficient counteracting the increased intra-abdominal pressure during exercise. While intra-abdominal pressure is higher in Sit-up than in Curl-up, Sit-up continues to be practiced in fitness classes. This raises the question of whether it has advantages over the Curl-up for instance in reducing the interrecti distance (IRD), a goal searched by many parous women. Read More

Urol Case Rep 2022 Sep 19;44:102165. Epub 2022 Jul 19.

Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Spontaneous rupture of a bladder diverticulum is a rare entity typically associated with tissue weakness, bladder outlet obstruction, increased intra-abdominal pressure, or inflammation. Diagnosis is most often achieved via cystogram with a reported role for pelvic ultrasound. Extraperitoneal ruptures are typically treated with catheterization and antibiosis while intraperitoneal ruptures are most frequently treated with immediate surgical intervention. Read More

BMC Anesthesiol 2022 08 6;22(1):251. Epub 2022 Aug 6.

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.

Background: Laparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg position may impede mechanical ventilation (MV) due to positioning and high intra-abdominal pressure. We sought to identify the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels necessary to counteract atelectasis formation ("Open-Lung-PEEP") and to provide an equal balance between overdistension and alveolar collapse ("Best-Compromise-PEEP").

Methods: In 30 patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecological surgery, relative overdistension and alveolar collapse were assessed with electrical impedance tomography (EIT) during a decremental PEEP trial ranging from 20 to 4 cmHO in supine position without capnoperitoneum and in Trendelenburg position with capnoperitoneum. Read More

Intensive Care Med 2022 Aug 4. Epub 2022 Aug 4.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue 2022 Jun;34(6):630-634

Department of Criticle Care Medicine, Baoshan Branch of Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, 200000, Shanghai, China. Corresponding author: Xia Zhijie, Email:

Objective: To explore the role of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) monitoring in evaluating the efficacy of early enteral nutrition (EN) in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP).

Methods: The clinical data were collected from the AP patients in department of criticle care medicine of Baoshan Branch of Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University from July 2020 to June 2021. The patients were divided into three groups according to their treatments: no gastrointestinal decompression with fasting group, gastrointestinal decompression with fasting group, gastrointestinal decompression with indwelling jejunal tube within 24 hours group. Read More