Change in Carotid Blood Flow and Carotid Corrected Flow Time Assessed by Novice Sonologists Fails to Determine Fluid Responsiveness in Spontaneously Breathing Intensive Care Unit Patients

• Published in: Ultrasound in medicine & biology Vol. 46; no. 10; pp. 2659 - 2666
• Main Authors: Abbasi, Adeel, Azab, Nader, Nayeemuddin, Mohammed, Schick, Alexandra, Lopardo, Thomas, Phillips, Gary S., Merchant, Roland C., Levy, Mitchell M., Blaivas, Michael, Corl, Keith A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Carotid blood flow; Carotid ultrasound; Carotid-corrected flow time; Fluid responsiveness; Point-of-care ultrasound; Point-of-care ultrasound; Carotid blood flow; Carotid-corrected flow time; Fluid responsiveness; Carotid ultrasound

Measurement of carotid blood flow (CBF) and corrected carotid flow time (ccFT) has been proposed as a non-invasive means of determining fluid responsiveness. We evaluated the ability of CBF and ccFT as assessed by novice sonologists to determine fluid responsiveness in intensive care unit patients....