Can Nephrologists Use Ultrasound to Evaluate the Inferior Vena Cava A Cross-Sectional Study of the Agreement between a Nephrologist and a Cardiologist

Can Nephrologists Use Ultrasound to Evaluate the Inferior Vena Cava A Cross-Sectional Study of the Agreement between a Nephrologist and a Cardiologist

Background/Aims: The costs and the need for a specialist impair the implementation of ultrasonography for evaluating the inferior vena cava (IVC) to assess the volemic status in hemodialysis patients. We investigated whether a nephrologist with limited ultrasound training can accurately assess the I...

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Main Authors: José Muniz Pazeli, Daniel Fagundes Vidigal, Tarcísio Cestari Grossi, Natália Maria Silva Fernandes, Fernando Colugnati, Rogério Baumgratz de Paula, Hélady Sanders-Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-04-01
Series:Nephron Extra
Subjects:
Agreement
Fluid status
Hemodialysis
Inferior vena cava
Point-of-care ultrasonography
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/362170

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