Overview
The study aims to demonstrate the relationship between intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abundant microaspirations in mechanically ventilated cirrhotic.
Description
Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring will be performed using intra-vesical pressure every 8 hour in the first 2 days of mechanical ventilation.
Micro aspiration is defined by pepsin or amylase positivity in trachea suction. Two groups will be compared : one with IAH , one without IAH.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients
- Cirrhosis
- intubation and mechanical ventilation
Exclusion Criteria:
- pregnancy
- oliguric patients
- impossibility to measure intravesical pressure