For the estimation of appropriate fluid supply in critically ill patients a volume challenge is recommended as the gold-standard. To avoid potentially harmful volume in case of non-response, passive leg raising (PLR) has been suggested to replace the VC. We compared the predictive capabilities of PLR to those of CVP, GEDVI with and without correction for femoral CVC, SVV and a small volume challenge in a mixed group of ICU patients. Our conclusions were that in heterogenous ICU patients with mainly spontaneous or assisted breathing a small VC, ScvO2 and GEDVI corrected for femoral CVC position predicted FR whereas PLR was not predictive.
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For the estimation of appropriate fluid supply in critically ill patients a volume challenge is recommended as the gold-standard. To avoid potentially harmful volume in case of non-response, passive leg raising (PLR) has been suggested to replace the VC. We compared the predictive capabilities of PLR to those of CVP, GEDVI with and without correction for femoral CVC, SVV and a small volume challenge in a mixed group of ICU patients. Our conclusions were that in heterogenous ICU patients with mai...
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