The initial distribution volume of glucose (IDVG) has been reported to be a surrogate marker
of cardiac preload. However, the relationship between cardiac output and IDVG is not fully …

SummaryBackground and objective: Initial distribution volume of glucose (IDVG) reliably
measures the central extracellular fluid volume in the presence of fluid gain or loss. We …

To test the hypothesis that the initial distribution volume of glucose (IDVG) reflects plasma
volume, the relationship between the IDVG and indocyanine green (ICG) assessments of …

IMPLICATIONS: The initial distribution volume of glucose (IDVG) is supposed to reflect
effective circulating blood volume. We assessed the sensitivity of this method to a fluid …

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of insulin in glucose kinetics after glucose
administration using an insulinogenic index to indicate the magnitude of insulin response …

Blood or plasma glucose concentration can be measured accurately and rapidly. However,
after a glucose challenge metabolism may modify glucose kinetics, so that glucose has not …

I appreciate the interest shown by van Tulder et al.(1) in our fluid volume study (2) using
initial distribution volume of glucose (IDVG) as an indicator. They reported that IDVG was not …

Purpose Appropriate adjustment of cardiac preload is essential to maintain cardiac output
(CO), especially in patients after cardiac surgery. This study was intended to determine …

Objective: Our experimental studies have indicated that the initial distribution volume of
glucose (IDVG) has potential to evaluate the central extracellular fluid (ECF) volume status …

In Response: We would like to thank Dr RG Hahn for commenting about our study [1].
Certainly, the possibility exists that the apparent distribution volume of glucose may …