Evaluation of the Inferior Vena Cava Diameter in Dehydrated Children Using Bedside Ultrasonography

Table 2

Comparison of sonographic parameters before and after fluid therapy.

Cardiac parameters	Mild (n = 52)			Moderate and severe (n = 33)			Total (n = 85)
	Mean			Mean			Mean
	First	After	Sig.	First	After	Sig.	First	After	Sig.
IVC/AO	1.1558	1.4157	0.000	0.9983	1.2554	0.000	1.0958	1.3547	0.000
IVC transverse (mm)	1.1693	1.4602	0.000	0.8741	1.2094	0.000	1.0526	1.3610	0.000
AO (mm)	1.0173	1.0427	0.371	0.9009	0.9706	0.136	0.9730	1.0152	0.089
IVC min (mm)	0.5984	0.6518	0.020	0.5570	0.6067	0.077	0.5821	0.6340	0.003
IVC max (mm)	0.8112	0.8559	0.053	0.7653	0.8076	0.143	0.7928	0.8366	0.014
IVC-CI	25.74	23.29	0.186	26.16	23.81	0.320	23.50	25.91	0.095

Paired t-test. AO: Aorta, IVC: Inferior vena cava, CI: Collapsibility index.