The use of venous Doppler to predict adverse kidney events in a general ICU cohort

• Published in: Critical care (London, England) Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 615 - 9
• Main Authors: Spiegel, Rory, Teeter, William, Sullivan, Scott, Tupchong, Keegan, Mohammed, Nabeel, Sutherland, Mark, Leibner, Evan, Rola, Philippe, Galvagno, Samuel M., Murthi, Sarah B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 19.10.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Flow (Dynamics); Hospital patients; Medical research; Ultrasound; Venous congestion; Venous return

Background Changes in Doppler flow patterns of hepatic veins (HV), portal vein (PV) and intra-renal veins (RV) reflect right atrial pressure and venous congestion; the feasibility of obtaining these assessments and the clinical relevance of the findings is unknown in a general ICU population. This s...