fluid responsiveness

Ultrasound of the IVC is the people’s volume responsiveness test. The idea is that you can non-invasively tell if a patient will benefit from getting more IV fluids. Everybody wants this to work so we can have a simple test to help us in critical situations. It is more reliable in mechanically ventilated patients with a fixed tidal volume but how about the non-intubated patient? Can we trust it?

The Solution for Fluid Responsiveness?

From EGDT to PROCESS/ARISE/PROMISE to Surviving Sepsis Guidelines, we have seen a shift in how fluid resuscitation is monitored, but the idea of aggressive fluid resuscitation is still the crux of our hemodynamic management of these patients.

How do you evaluate patient response to IV fluid resuscitation? This post from CORE EM and Dr. Swaminathan provides an overview of fluid responsiveness.

Welcome to Part II of capnography uses in the ED. Capnography is increasingly being utilized in the ED, primarily for endotracheal intubation, cardiac arrest, and procedural sedation. This post will introduce you to several other uses for capnography.

Can you predict if a patient will respond to IV fluids? Isn’t IVC US the go-to method? Read on to find out how to predict whether your patient will respond to IV fluids.