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- Title
Understanding the passive leg raising test.
- Authors
Aneman, Anders; Sondergaard, Soren
- Abstract
The article discusses the topic of passive leg raising (PLR) test through clinical practice in the unstable patients. It informs that Cardiac output (CO), venous return (VR), and mean systemic filling pressure (Pms) are inter related with the vascular compliance for the determination of the intravascular volume. Where the patient is treated through tilting the bed despite lifting his legs, performed in the vasopressor support, diagnostic tests, and clinical test.
- Subjects
LEG abnormalities; PATIENTS; CARDIAC output; VENOUS valves; INTRAVASCULAR space; VASOCONSTRICTORS
- Publication
Intensive Care Medicine, 2016, Vol 42, Issue 9, p1493
- ISSN
0342-4642
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00134-016-4228-4