| Title |
Derivation of a pediatric growth curve for inferior vena caval diameter in healthy pediatric patients: brief report of initial curve development
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| Published in |
The Ultrasound Journal, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/2036-7902-4-12 |
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| Authors |
Elizabeth J Haines, Gerardo C Chiricolo, Kresimir Aralica, William M Briggs, Robert Van Amerongen, Andrew Laudenbach, Kevin O’Rourke, Lawrence Melniker |
| Abstract |
A validated tool has long been sought to provide clinicians with a uniform and accurate method to assess hydration status in the pediatric emergency medicine population. Outpatient clinicians use CDC height- and weight-based curves for the assessment of physical development. In hospital, daily weights provide objective data; however, these are usually not available at presentation.One of the most promising techniques for the rapid assessment of volume is ultrasound (US) to obtain an indexed inferior vena cava diameter (IVCDi); as previously described. Prior studies have focused on IVCDi in dehydrated patients and have shown that it provides accurate estimates of right atrial pressure and volume status. The objective of this study is to derive an IVC growth curve in healthy pediatric patients. |
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