Key result
Ultrasound methods provide a non-invasive, easy-to-use, and highly promising approach for assessing volemic status and volume responsiveness in critically ill patients.
Why the study?
Various methods are available to assess volemic status and volume responsiveness in critically ill patients, with ultrasound methods offering notable advantages such as non-invasiveness and ease of use.
Ultrasound provides a non-invasive, accessible, and effective approach for evaluating volume status and fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients.
Ultrasound may aid volemic assessment in critical care; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Currently, various methods are available for assessing volemic status and volume responsiveness in critically ill patients. A significant advantage of ultrasound methods is their non-invasiveness, ease of use, and a quick learning curve, which makes them probably the most promising in the clinical practice. This literature review outlines the basic principles of diagnosis and evaluation of the volemic status of critically ill patients. The informativity of central venous pressure, hemodynamic tests (volume loading teats, passive leg raising test), as well as instrumental methods for assessing volemic status, in particular ultrasound (assessment of respiratory modulation of the inferior vena cava, collapse of internal jugular vein, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography).
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Старостин et al. (2018) conducted a review in Critically ill patients requiring volume status assessment. Ultrasound methods (inferior vena cava, internal jugular vein, echocardiography) vs. Central venous pressure and traditional hemodynamic tests was evaluated. Ultrasound methods provide a non-invasive, easy-to-use, and highly promising approach for assessing volemic status and volume responsiveness in critically ill patients.
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