Background The importance of assessing venous congestion in ICU patients is widely
acknowledged, but its study is hampered by the lack of a practical evaluation tool. The …

The current management approach for critically ill patients emphasizes maintaining
adequate cardiac output and mean arterial pressure. Recently, researchers have …

Background The right ventricle (RV) plays a central role in the maintenance of effective
cardiac pump function. Despite overwhelming evidence that perioperative RV dysfunction …

Background It is uncertain whether fluid administration can improve patients with systemic
venous congestion and haemodynamic instability. This study aimed to describe the changes …

Introduction Organ congestion may be a mediator of adverse outcomes in critically ill
patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI). The presence of abnormal venous Doppler …

Traditional point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training highlights discrete techniques, single-
organ assessment, and focused protocols. More recent developments argue for a whole …

Point-of-care ultrasound has evolved as an invaluable diagnostic modality and procedural
guidance tool in the care of critically ill cardiac patients. Beyond focused cardiac ultrasound …

Abstract The World Journal of Cardiology published an article written by Kuwahara et al that
we take the pleasure to comment on. We focused our attention on venous congestion. In …

Background Even though initially considered as a new standard in systemic venous
congestion assessment, the semi-quantitative Doppler ultrasound-based Venous Excess …

The use of ultrasound while caring for critically ill patients has been increasing exponentially
in the last two decades and now is an essential component of intensive care practice …