Intra-Abdominal Pressure and Nutrition Outcomes in Neurocritical Care Patients

120 patients from a neurological critical care unit between 2021 and 2024 were studied, with 92% exhibiting elevated intra-abdominal pressure exceeding 14 mmHg. The dataset links this pressure to gastrointestinal complications, nutritional adequacy, and adverse hospital outcomes like prolonged stays and mortality. It supports the conclusion that intra-abdominal pressure is a key prognostic marker for enteral nutrition intolerance in this patient population.

Use Cases

• Predicting enteral nutrition intolerance based on intra-abdominal pressure measurements.
• Modeling the risk of prolonged ICU or hospital stay using patient pressure and complication data.
• Analyzing associations between specific gastrointestinal complications (e.g., diarrhea, constipation) and clinical outcomes.
• Training risk stratification models for adverse outcomes in neurocritical care settings.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a clearly defined cohort of 120 patients with detailed clinical measurement protocols (IAP measured every 6 hours).
• Analysis demonstrates statistically significant associations (e.g., p=0.0212 for IAP and complications) and provides specific risk ratios (e.g., RR 2.209 for prolonged ICU stay).
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and sharing.

Limitations

• Column names and a precise row count are not provided in the available metadata, limiting understanding of the data structure.
• The dataset is a retrospective study from a single unit, which may limit generalizability.
• The last update date (2026-03-21) is in the future, indicating a potential metadata error regarding freshness.

Provenance

Source

Retrospective cohort study from a neurological critical care unit.

Collection Method

Data gathered from patient records; intra-abdominal pressure measured via bladder catheterization.

Time Range

2021 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated date reported as 2026-03-21 (a future date, suggesting a metadata error).

Geography

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