Measurement site of inferior vena cava diameter affects the accuracy with which fluid responsiveness can be predicted in spontaneously breathing patients: a post hoc analysis of two prospective cohorts.
Morgan CaplanArthur DurandPerrine BortolottiDelphine CollingJulien GoutayThibault DuburcqElodie DrumezAnahita RouzeSaad NseirMichael HowsamThierry OnimusRaphael FavorySebastien PreauPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2020)
The accuracy with which cIVC measurements predict fluid responsiveness in spontaneously breathing patients depends on both the measurement site of inferior vena cava diameters and the breathing regime. Measuring inferior vena cava diameters during a standardized inhalation manoeuvre at 4 cm caudal to the right atrium seems to be the method by which to obtain cIVC measurements best-able to predict patients' response to volume expansion.