Table 2 Factors associated with increased abdominal compliance. Adapted from [2] with permission

1) Related to anthropomorphy and demographics

- Gynoid composition (ellipse, pear‐shaped)

- Waist‐to‐hip ratio <  0.8

- Peripheral obesity

- Preferentially subcutaneous fat

- Height (tall stature)

- Old age (loss of elastic recoil)

- Female sex

- Lean and slim body

- Normal BMI

2) Related to absence of comorbidities and/or increased compressible intra‐abdominal volume (IAV)

- Absence of deadly triad: normothermia, normal pH, normal coagulation

- Bowels filled with air

- Stomach filled with air

- Absence of fluid overload (second or third space fluid accumulation)

3) Related to abdominal wall and diaphragm

- Previous pregnancy

- Previous laparoscopy

- Previous abdominal surgery

- Abdominal wall lift

- Weight loss

- Chronic intra‐abdominal hypertension (IAH)

- Umbilical hernia (before repair)

- Burn escharotomy (thorax and/or abdomen)

- Avoidance of tight closure

- Open abdomen with temporary abdominal closure

- Beach chair positioning

- Sedation and analgesia

- Muscle relaxation

- Bronchodilation

- Lung protective ventilation

- Pre‐stretching of fascia (cirrhosis with ascites, peritoneal dialysis when fluid is drained from abdomen)