Does volume expansion improve left ventricular-arterial coupling in mechanically ventilated patients with circulatory shock?
In mechanically ventilated patients with circulatory shock, volume expansion improves left ventricular-arterial coupling in preload-dependent patients, and baseline VAC can predict fluid responsiveness.
In mechanically ventilated patients with circulatory shock, volume expansion optimized the left VAC in preload-dependent patients, primarily by reducing arterial load, and the baseline left VAC was associated with fluid responsiveness.
Zhou et al. (Tue,) studied this question.