The Cushing reflex and the vasopressin-mediated hemodynamic response to increased intracranial pressure during acute elevations in intraabdominal pressure

In this study, we sought to investigate any direct association between acute elevations in intra-abdominal pressure and intracranial hypertension during experimentally induced abdominal compartment syndrome and between acutely elevated intracranial pressure and the hemodynamic response that might be elicited by a vasopressin-induced Cushing reflex affecting urine osmolality and urine output.
Source: Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research