Open AccessThe Intrathoracic Blood Volume Index as an Indicator of Fluid Responsiveness in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Circulatory Failure: A Comparison with Central Venous Pressure
Author(s) -
Laurent Muller,
Guillaume Louart,
Christian Bengler,
Pascale Fabbro-Péray,
Julie Carr,
Jacques Ripart,
Jean-Emmanuel de La Coussaye,
JeanYves Lefrant
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e31817e6618
Subject(s) - medicine , central venous pressure , cardiac output , stroke volume , mean circulatory filling pressure , circulatory system , cardiac index , blood volume , anesthesia , hemodynamics , cardiology , circulatory collapse , critically ill , blood pressure , heart failure , transpulmonary pressure , heart rate , ejection fraction , lung , lung volumes
The intrathoracic blood volume index (ITBVI) and central venous pressure (CVP) are routinely used to predict fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure (systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg or vasopressor requirement). However, they have never been compared.