Normative data for inferior vena cava diameters and collapsibility index in healthy Indian children from a tertiary care hospital of Chennai

Background: An ultrasound evaluation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) collapsibility index (CI) has proven to be an excellent noninvasive method of evaluating hydration in adult patients. There is a lack of normative data on the IVC diameters and CI in Indian children. This study was planned to formu...

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Main Authors: Vidya Ghosh, Suchitra Ranjit, Ramakrishnan Balasubramaniam, Shipra Agrwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2021;volume=8;issue=2;spage=86;epage=90;aulast=Ghosh