A STUDY OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA AND RIGHT VENTRICLE DIAMETER IN ASSESSMENT OF VOLUME STATUS USING ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A TERITIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

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INTRODUCTION: Physical examination ndings, vital signs, and laboratory results are other parameters used to estimate the intravascular volume status. These parameters are not reliable because they are inuenced by various clinical conditions.Some of these parameters may be found normal as the compensatory mechanisms of the body initiate; thus, this may result in delays in the detection of volume loss. The study was conducted in 50 patients and 50 control METHODOLOGY: s who visited the Emergency Department. Diameter of the IVC in expiration was lesser in the pre-uid re RESULTS: suscitation with a mean of 1.15 compared to the 1.52 in the post-uid resuscitation group. dIVCi – diameter of the IVC in inspiration was lesser in the pre-uid resuscitation with a mean of 0.81 compared to the 1.81 in the post-uid resuscitation group. IVC CI – IVC caval index was CONCLUSION: more in the pre-uid resuscitation with a mean of 33.42 compared to the 16.74 in the post-uid resuscitation group. dRV – diameter of the right ventricle was lesser in the pre-uid resuscitation with a mean of 2.80 compared to the 3.14 in the post-uid resuscitation group.