https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/CGS-21680-hyd
BACKGROUND The diagnosis of dehydration in older patients remains a challenge because clinical and laboratory signs are unspecific. The use of B‑Mode ultrasound of the inferior vena cava is proposed to aid in the diagnosis but data concerning diagnostic efficacy of bedside ultrasound are lacking. METHODS In this study 78 patients ≥65 years old referred to the emergency unit of a university hospital and identified as being dehydrated by applying clinical signs were compared with a reference of 121 patients. The diameter o
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