- IAP is approximately 5–7 mmHg in critically ill adults
- It is not static and varies with respiration
IAH is defined by the World Society of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome as:
A sustained or repeated pathological elevation in IAP >12 mmHg
It is graded according according to pressure:
Grade I
12-15 mmHg
Grade II
16-20 mmHg
Grade III
21-25 mmHg
Grade IV
>25 mmHg
ACS is defined by the World Society of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome as:
A sustained IAP >20 mmHg that is associated with new organ dysfunction/failure