Comparison Between Using Cardiometry and IVC Collapsibility

Overview

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated host response to infection, leading to organ dysfunction. Septic shock, a severe form of sepsis, is characterized by persistent hypotension and cellular/metabolic abnormalities despite adequate fluid resuscitation. It is associated with high mortality rates globally, necessitating timely diagnosis and treatment. Fluid resuscitation and vasopressor use are cornerstones of management, but they must be tailored to the individual to prevent complications such as fluid overload.

Predicting fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients is crucial to optimizing fluid therapy. Traditional static measures like central venous pressure (CVP) are unreliable, while dynamic indices such as stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) are considered more accurate but limited to specific conditions. Novel, non-invasive tools for predicting fluid responsiveness are particularly valuable in heterogeneous patient populations, including those with spontaneous breathing or arrhythmias. Non-invasive cardiometry, utilizing advanced hemodynamic monitoring technologies, offers another method to assess fluid responsiveness. By measuring parameters such as stroke volume and cardiac output, non-invasive cardiometry provides real-time insights into a patient's hemodynamic status without the need for invasive procedures. This approach has the potential to guide fluid management effectively, especially in critically ill patients where invasive monitoring may pose additional risks. Electrical cardiometry (EC) was introduced as a new bio impedance method with the new algorithm for processing the impedance signal to overcome the limitations associated with bio impedance which are used to measure and calculate hemodynamic parameters as cardiac output, cardiac index, SV and systemic vascular resistance index.

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