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Internal jugular vein variability predicts fluid responsiveness in cardiac surgical patients with mechanical
Guo-Guang Ma1, Guang-Wei Hao1, Xiao-Mei Yang1
1Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, Xuhui District, People's Republic of China.
Background:
To evaluate the efficacy of using internal jugular vein variability (IJVV) as an index of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients after cardiac surgery.
Methods:
Seventy patients were assessed after cardiac surgery. Hemodynamic data coupled with ultrasound evaluation of IJVV and inferior vena cava variability (IVCV) were collected and calculated at baseline, after a passive leg raising (PLR) test and after a 500-ml fluid challenge. Patients were divided into volume responders (increase in stroke volume ≥ 15%) and non-responders (increase in stroke volume < 15%). We compared the differences in measured variables between responders and non-responders and tested the ability of the indices to predict fluid responsiveness.
Results:
Thirty-five (50%) patients were fluid responders. Responders presented higher IJVV, IVCV and stroke volume variation (SVV) compared with non-responders at baseline (P < 0.05). The relationship between IJVV and SVV was moderately correlated (r = 0.51, P < 0.01). The areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for predicting fluid responsiveness were 0.88 (CI 0.78-0.94) for IJVV compared with 0.83 (CI 0.72-0.91), 0.97 (CI 0.89-0.99), 0.91 (CI 0.82-0.97) for IVCV, SVV, and the increase in stroke volume in response to a PLR test, respectively.
Conclusions:
Ultrasound-derived IJVV is an accurate, easily acquired noninvasive parameter of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated postoperative cardiac surgery patients, with a performance similar to that of IVCV.
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