A 75-year-old man on ICU day 3 following emergency aortic aneurysm repair has developed AKI with rising creatinine and oliguria. His abdomen is tense ...

Question

A 75-year-old man on ICU day 3 following emergency aortic aneurysm repair has developed AKI with rising creatinine and oliguria. His abdomen is tense and distended. Measured intra-abdominal pressure via the urinary catheter is 28 mmHg. What is the most likely contributing factor to his AKI?

Accepted Answer

Abdominal compartment syndrome

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Contrast nephropathy from the CT angiogram

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Renal artery thrombosis

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Post-operative urinary retention

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Nephrotoxic antibiotic administration

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

A 75-year-old man on ICU day 3 following emergency aortic aneurysm repair has developed AKI with rising creatinine and oliguria. His abdomen is tense and distended. Measured intra-abdominal pressure via the urinary catheter is 28 mmHg. What is the most likely contributing factor to his AKI?