SummaryBackground and objective: Our hypothesis was that stroke volume variation during
mechanical ventilation of the lungs would allow accurate prediction and monitoring of …

Fluid management is a crucial issue in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS). Assessment of preload responsiveness should help to define the best fluid strategy …

Objective: In mechanically ventilated patients the indices which assess preload are used
with increasing frequency to predict the hemodynamic response to volume expansion. We …

Background We evaluated the ability of an infrared photoplethysmography arterial waveform
(continuous non-invasive arterial pressure, CNAP) to estimate arterial pulse pressure …

Background: Increases in positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) are often associated with
cardiovascular depression, responding to fluid loading. Therefore, we hypothesized that if …

Objective: To investigate whether stroke volume variations obtained with the pressure
recording analytic method can predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated …

Background Few data exist on dynamic variables predicting fluid responsiveness during
laparoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of laparoscopy on four …

Objectives Goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) based on pulse pressure variation (PPV) was
used in anaesthetized dogs undergoing abdominal surgeries. The aims were 1) to evaluate …

Background Off-line calculation of the pulse pressure variation (PPVref) has repeatedly
been shown to be a reliable predictor of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated …

Purpose Stroke volume variation (SVV) appears to be a good predictor of fluid
responsiveness in critically ill patients. However, a wide range of its predictive values has …