Abstract
PURPOSE: Volume status assessment is an important aspect of managing the critically ill patient. Echocardiography can noninvasively detect the change in inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter due to respiratory variation and can be used as a surrogate marker for central venous pressure (CVP). The pocket echocardiograph's (PE) small size increases portability and potentially broadens use to novice echocardiographers. We hypothesize that a novice echocardiographer using PE can provide an accurate diagnostic tool for quantification of CVP in intubated patients.
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