Publications of Faculty of Medicine:INFERIOR VENA CAVA ECHOGRAPHY AS A SIMPLE NON INVASIVE TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT OF HYDRATION STATUS: Abstract

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INFERIOR VENA CAVA ECHOGRAPHY AS A SIMPLE NON INVASIVE TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT OF HYDRATION STATUS
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The assessment of the value of Inferior Vena cava diameter (NC) and collapse index (Cl) by echography as a marker of hydration ststus was studies in 15 patients with chronic renal failure under regular haemodialysis. The sensitivity of NC collapse index was 86.67%, on the other hand, the sensitivity of clinical picture was 73.33%. Therefore, it could be concluded that NC echography provides a simple non invasive tool useful in evaluation of hydration status in patients under regular haemodialysis: