Jacobo Moreno Garijo1, Duminda N Wijeysundera1, Jo Carroll Munro1, Massimiliano Meineri2. 1. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address: Massimiliano.Meineri@uhn.ca.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and reliability of transthoracic echocardiography to measure inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter variation using a transhepatic view. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Single-center hospital. PATIENTS: Forty consecutive patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. INTERVENTIONS: Bedside transthoracic echocardiography. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Correlation between the two views was measured using Pearson R, while agreement was measured using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). In a nested sub-study of 16 randomly selected participants, all images were re-rated by the same rater, who was blinded to the original measurement results, and by a second blinded operator. Correlation between the subcostal and transhepatic views was moderate when assessing maximum (R 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.18-0.68), and minimum (R 0.55; CI, 0.29-0.74) IVC diameter. Correlation when measuring IVC diameter variation was higher (R 0.70; CI, 0.49-0.83). Agreement between the two views for IVC diameter variation measurement was substantial (ICC 0.73; CI, 0.49-0.85). Intra-rater reliability was excellent (ICC 0.95-0.99). CONCLUSIONS: Agreement between subcostal and transhepatic views was substantial for the assessment of IVC diameter variation; however, the magnitude of agreement was less than anticipated. Further research is needed to determine if the transhepatic view can be used reliably in the assessment of fluid responsiveness.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and reliability of transthoracic echocardiography to measure inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter variation using a transhepatic view. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Single-center hospital. PATIENTS: Forty consecutive patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. INTERVENTIONS: Bedside transthoracic echocardiography. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Correlation between the two views was measured using Pearson R, while agreement was measured using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). In a nested sub-study of 16 randomly selected participants, all images were re-rated by the same rater, who was blinded to the original measurement results, and by a second blinded operator. Correlation between the subcostal and transhepatic views was moderate when assessing maximum (R 0.46; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.18-0.68), and minimum (R 0.55; CI, 0.29-0.74) IVC diameter. Correlation when measuring IVC diameter variation was higher (R 0.70; CI, 0.49-0.83). Agreement between the two views for IVC diameter variation measurement was substantial (ICC 0.73; CI, 0.49-0.85). Intra-rater reliability was excellent (ICC 0.95-0.99). CONCLUSIONS: Agreement between subcostal and transhepatic views was substantial for the assessment of IVC diameter variation; however, the magnitude of agreement was less than anticipated. Further research is needed to determine if the transhepatic view can be used reliably in the assessment of fluid responsiveness.