The clinical determination of the intravascular volume can be extremely difficult in critically ill
and injured patients as well as those undergoing major surgery. This is problematic because …

Study objective To identify and critically review the published peer-reviewed, English-
language studies investigating predictive factors of fluid responsiveness in ICU patients …

Study objectives: To investigate whether the respiratorychanges in peak velocity (Vpeak) of
aortic blood flow could be relatedto the effects of volume expansion on cardiac index …

Objective: To provide the American College of Critical Care Medicine with updated
guidelines for hemodynamic support of adult patients with sepsis. Data Source: Publications …

Abstract According to the Frank-Starling relationship, a patient is a'responder'to volume
expansion only if both ventricles are preload dependent. Mechanical ventilation induces …

Study objective To assess the value of the global end-diastolic volume (GEDV) evaluated by
transpulmonary thermodilution as an indicator of cardiac preload. Design Prospective …

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

Objective Stroke volume variation as measured by the analysis of the arterial pressure
waveform enables prediction of volume responsiveness in ventilated patients with normal …

The introduction of transesophageal echocardiography has provided a new acoustic
window to the heart and mediastinum. High-quality images of certain cardiovascular …

Echocardiography is increasingly used in the management of the critically ill patient as a
non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring tool. Whilst in few countries specialized national …