Validation of new marker of fluid responsiveness based on Doppler assessment of blood flow velocity in superior vena cava in mechanically ventilated pigs.

Tomas KovarnikMiroslav NavratilJan BelohlavekMikulas MlcekMartin ChvalZhi ChenStepan JerabekOtomar KittnarAles Linhart

Published in: Intensive care medicine experimental (2018)

The VRV index provides a real-time method for continuous assessment of fluid responsiveness. It combines the advantages of echocardiography-based methods with a direct and continuous assessment of right ventricular filling during mechanical ventilation.

Keyphrases

blood flow
mechanical ventilation
vena cava
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
computed tomography
left ventricular
heart failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation