The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on inferior vena cava collapsibility as measured by bedside ultrasound

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of progressively increasing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on measurements of the caval index (CI) using bedside ultrasound at the 3 common inferior vena cava (IVC) evaluation sites. Methods This was a prospective,...

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Main Authors: Jessica Solis‐McCarthy, Christopher Gelabert, Joel Michalek, Craig Sisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12856