Ultrasound: Echo:
RAP
Jones
RAP 3mmHg (0-5 mmHg) |
IVC Diameter < 2.1 cm |
Respiratory Variation > 50% |
RAP 8mmHg (5-10 mmHg) |
IVC Diameter < 2.1 cm Respiratory Variation < 50% |
IVC Diameter > 2.1 cm Respiratory Variation > 50% |
RAP 15 mmHg (10-20 mmHg) |
IVC Diameter > 2.1 cm |
Respiratory Variation < 50% |
***Spontaneously breathing and not on positive pressure ventilation***
36M, Alcoholism, Hgb 6
36M, Alcoholism, Hgb 6
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IVC Long Axis (Sagittal)
IVC Coronal View
IVC in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
IVC ≤ 12 mm = RAP < 10 mmHg
IVC > 12 mm is not predictive of RAP
Study was on a very small number of patients but did include ventilated patients
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