The importance of functional right ventricular failure and resultant splanchnic venous
congestion has long been under-appreciated and is difficult to assess by traditional physical …

The role of venous congestion in abnormal kidney function is being increasingly recognized.
It is well known that unresolved congestion is associated with adverse kidney and overall …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with adverse
outcomes. Venous congestion can impair kidney function, but few tools are available to …

Abstract Background Changes in Doppler flow patterns of hepatic veins (HV), portal vein
(PV) and intra-renal veins (RV) reflect right atrial pressure and venous congestion; the …

Background Fluid overload is deleterious in critically ill patients. It can lead to venous
congestion, thereby increasing venous pressure, theoretically increasing the backpressure …

Organ dysfunction in the setting of heart failure is mainly determined by backward
transmission of increased right atrial pressure. Although traditional point-of-care ultrasound …

Background Right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery is associated with morbidity and
mortality. Right ventricular dysfunction results in hepatic venous congestion, which impacts …

Objectives Venous congestion is a potential cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) and venous
excess ultrasound (VExUS) score is a potentially useful tool in this scenario. The aim of this …

Abstract Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable bedside diagnostic tool for a
variety of expeditious clinical assessments or as guidance for a multitude of acute care …

Background Venous congestion has been demonstrated to increase the risk of acute kidney
injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery. Although many surrogate markers for venous congestion …