Objective To evaluate the extent to which respiratory changes in inferior vena cava (IVC)
diameter can be used to predict fluid responsiveness. Design Prospective clinical study …

Objective To investigate whether the respiratory variation in inferior vena cava diameter (ΔD
IVC) could be related to fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients. Design …

Purpose We sought to determine the diagnostic ability of the end-expiratory inferior vena
cava diameter (IVC EE) to predict fluid responsiveness (FR) and the potential confounding …

Early optimization of fluid status is of central importance in the treatment of critically ill
patients. This study aims to investigate whether inferior vena cava (IVC) diameters correlate …

In the previous issue of Critical Care, Muller and colleagues investigated whether respiratory
variation in inferior vena cava diameter (ΔIVC) could be a useful predictor of fluid …

Respiratory variation in the inferior vena cava (ΔIVC) has been extensively studied with
respect to its value in predicting fluid responsiveness, but the results are conflicting. This …

Background: Both occult hypoperfusion and volume overload are associated with increased
morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Accurately predicting fluid responsiveness …

Objective In mechanically ventilated patients inspiratory increase in pleural pressure during
lung inflation may produce complete or partial collapse of the superior vena cava …

Objective: To investigate whether the collapsibility index of the inferior vena cava recorded
during a deep standardized inspiration predicts fluid responsiveness in nonintubated …

Assessment of the size of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and its change in diameter in
response to respiration have been investigated as a tool to screen for severe hypovolaemia …