Worlds Society on Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) defines that Normal Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP) is approximately 5-7 mmHg in critically ill adults, and that Intra-Abdominal Hypertension (IAH) is a sustained or repeated pathologic elevation of IAP >12 mmHg. This safety study was carried out to investigate to what extent the use of the abdominal binder influences IAP. The study was designed as a comparative cross-over study measuring bladder pressure (Foley manometer, Holtec Medical, Copenhagen) in 11 healthy volunteers with and without wearing the abdominal binder.