Does ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava predict volume responsiveness?
- Report By: Maude St-Onge and Marc-Charles Parent - MSO: Emergency medicine resident, PhD student in experimental medicine; MCP: FRCP emergency
- Search checked by Maude St-Onge - Emergency medicine resident, PhD student in experimental medicine
- Institution: Université Laval
- Date Submitted: 9th January 2010
- Last Modified: 7th July 2010
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Three Part Question
In [critically ill adult patients], does [ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava] predict [volume responsiveness]?Clinical Scenario
A 75 years old man presents at the ED with a pneumonia and severe sepsis. The patient is also known for cardiac failure. After being intubated and having received few liters of fluids, the patient does not seem to get better. The physician wonders if the ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava would help him to know if the patient is fluid-responsive or not.Search Strategy
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