Inter-rater reliability of sonographic measurements of the inferior vena cava

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 600-605

  Saul, Turandot ^a   Lewiss, Resa E ^a   Langsfeld, Alexis ^b   Radeos, Michael S ^c   Del Rios, Marina ^d  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

bedside ultrasound; inferior vena cava; intravascular volume status; point of care ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LIVER; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 84861101635     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.05.095     Document Type: Article

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