Can carotid artery doppler variations induced by the end-expiratory occlusion maneuver predict fluid responsiveness in septic shock patients?

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• who: Sonia Du2019Arrigo from the The institutional review board of Policlinico Agostino Gemelli University Hospital approved the present study (ProtN., ID, ) retrospectively registered on, on July, . All patients or their legal representatives gave their written informed consent to participate. All adult patients (u2265 , y) admitted to the general ICU of Policlinico Agostino Gemelli University Hospital with a diagnosis of septic shock who were sedated and mechanically ventilated were considered for inclusion. Patients were eligible if they needed a fluid challenge according to predefined clinical criteria: (1) hypotension (defined as a systolic arterial pressure u2264 , mmHg) and/ or . . .
  

   

  

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