Accuracy of the caval index and the expiratory diameter of the inferior vena cava for the diagnosis of dehydration in elderly.

Daniele OrsoNicola GuglielmoNicola FedericiFrancesco CuginiAlessio BanFilippo MearelliRoberto Copetti

Published in: Journal of ultrasound (2016)

Ultrasound has proved to be useful to diagnose dehydration in elderly people while in the emergency department. Vice versa the vital signs have shown to be unrelated to the hydration state of elderly patients.

Keyphrases

inferior vena cava
emergency department
pulmonary embolism
vena cava
magnetic resonance imaging
middle aged
optic nerve
mechanical ventilation
community dwelling
cord blood
contrast enhanced ultrasound
adverse drug
computed tomography