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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 2 Evaluation of fluid status among ESRD patients before HD in comparison to normal subjects using IVC parameters. Independent t test was used

From: Inferior vena cava diameter and collapsibility index as a marker of fluid status in regular hemodialysis patients

 

ESRD (n = 30)

Normal (n = 15)

P value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

IVC expiratory

2.013

0.298

1.68

0.174

0.00

IVC inspiratory

0.99

0.4873

0.8

0.1414

0.056

Collapsibility index

0.527

0.189

0.525

0.054

0.97

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