Performance of a 25% Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility in Detecting Fluid Responsiveness When Assessed by Novice Versus Expert Physician Sonologists.
Keith A CorlNader AzabMohammed NayeemuddinAlexandra SchickThomas LopardoFatima ZebaGary PhillipsGrayson BairdRoland C MerchantMitchell M LevyMichael BlaivasAdeel AbbasiPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2019)
A 25% cIVC cutoff value measured by POCUS detects fluid responsiveness. However, the experience of the physician sonologist affects test performance and should be considered when interpreting and clinically using cIVC to direct intravenous fluid resuscitation.