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A nephrology trainee can define the fluid status through lung ultrasonography and inferior vena cava measurements in hemodialysis patients: an observational study in a single center.

Christodoulos KeskinisStylianos PanagoutsosEleni SoilemeziPanagiotis PateinakisParthena KyriklidouEvangelos MemmosDorothea PapadopoulouPloumis Passadakis
Published in: Journal of ultrasound (2024)
A high rate of hyperhydration was detected before the dialysis session (25%). While it is the first study conducted by a nephrology trainee highlighting that it is a feasible technique. Intervention studies should be carried out in the future to draw more precise conclusions.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • pulmonary embolism
  • randomized controlled trial
  • vena cava
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • current status
  • high intensity