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Sonographic Measurement of the IVC Diameter as an Indicator for Fluid Resuscitation: Beware of the Intra-abdominal Pressure

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  1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

    Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

  2. Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

    Kamal Idris

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Abu-Zidan, F.M., Idris, K. Sonographic Measurement of the IVC Diameter as an Indicator for Fluid Resuscitation: Beware of the Intra-abdominal Pressure. World J Surg 39, 2608–2609 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-3142-1

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