H-J Byon, C-W Lim, J-H Lee, Y-H Park, H-S Kim, C-S Kim, J-T Kim
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of static and dynamic variables for the prediction of fluid responsiveness in children under general anaesthesia. METHODS: Thirty-three mechanically ventilated children received 10 ml kg(-1) colloid for 10 min while stable during surgery. Arterial pressure, heart rate, central venous pressure (CVP), and pleth variability index (PVI), in addition to variation in systolic pressure, pulse pressure (including Δdown and Δup), respiratory aortic blood flow velocity (ΔVpeak), and inferior vena cava diameter were measured before and after volume expansion...
April 2013: British Journal of Anaesthesia