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How routinely do you use POCUS to assess fluid responsiveness in patients with sepsis?

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Hospital Medicine · University of Colorado
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I do use this sometimes, but would recommend using it with caution and only as one piece to the puzzle - IVC ultrasound should never be used in isolation. My most recent example was a patient who initially appeared volume overloaded, then was found to have sepsis. When I looked at his IVC, it was ex...

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