Inferior vena cava collapsibility index as a predictor of fluid responsiveness in sepsis-related acute circulatory failure

Abstract Background Assessing fluid responsiveness is the key to successful resuscitation of critically-ill sepsis patients. The use of IVC variation is favored among the dynamic methods of fluid responsiveness assessment in the ICU because it is non-invasive and inexpensive; moreover, it does not d...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Ibrahim Nagi, Azza Mohamed Shafik, Amr Mohamed Abdel Fatah, Wessam Zaher Selima, Amira Fathy Hefny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-021-00194-y