Correlation of Ultrasonography Indices of Venous Congestion With Intra-abdominal Pressure in ICU Patients.

Exclusion Criteria

• •age \< 18 year old
• •pregnancy / lactation
• •primary liver disease (hepatic cirrhosis, hepatic space-occupying lesions, Budd-Chiari syndrome, portal vein thrombosis) or hepatic surgery
• •end stage renal failure or on chronic dialysis
• •non-intubated patients or intubated patients on non-controlled mechanical ventilation mode
• •absence of urethral catheter, presence of suprapubic catheter, continuous bladder irrigation
• •poor abdominal echogenicity