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ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2022

The role of internal jugular vein Doppler ultrasonography in predicting hypovolemic shock in polytrauma patients.

Hojatollah Khajehpour, Mohammad Javad Behzadnia

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Article in Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The utilisation of international consensus definitions of the disease polytrauma: a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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  3. A Conformable CMOS Ultrasound System for Point-of-Care Imaging.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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  7. Cold Pressor Test Induces Significant Changes in Internal Jugular Vein Flow Dynamics in Healthy Young Adults.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hojatollah KhajehpourMarine Medicine Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Javad BehzadniaTrauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Clinical Research Development Unit of Baqiyatallah Hospital 98000154Marine Medicine Research Center of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of internal jugular vein (IJV) Doppler ultrasonography in predicting hypovolemic shock in polytrauma patients.

methodsThis prospective observational study was conducted on 75 multiple trauma patients (injury severity score >15) with a mean age of 33.00±9.57 years. IJV Doppler ultrasonography was performed in all patients with stable vital signs and a negative extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma. Jugular pulsatility index (JPI) values were calculated using the equation (Vmax-Vmin)/Vmax. Clinical and laboratory indices of hypovolemic shock were recorded at the time of admission. Patients were subsequently divided into those with hemorrhagic shock (n=36) and those without (n=39) based on the occurrence of hemorrhagic shock within 6 hours after admission. The results were compared between these groups.

resultsIJV Doppler ultrasound parameters (JPI, Vmin, and Vmax-Vmin) showed significant differences between the two groups. The JPI values of patients with hemorrhagic shock were significantly lower than those in the control group (0.43±0.21 vs. 0.78±0.24, P<0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, and discriminant ability (area under the curve) of JPI with a cutoff of 0.58 in detecting hemorrhagic shock were 86.11%, 82.05%, and 0.853 (P<0.001), respectively.

conclusionIJV Doppler ultrasonography can reliably predict hemorrhagic shock in polytrauma patients with stable vital signs. Ultrasonography can be used in combination with clinical signs and laboratory findings to diagnose patients at risk of hypovolemic shock.

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Doppler ultrasoundHypovolemic shockInternal jugular veinPolytrauma patients

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