MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.34, sa.1, ss.1-5, 2021 (ESCI)
Objective: Fast and accurate detection of fluid balance in intensive care patients is of special significance. Many different methods are used to determine the fluid balance. In this study, we aimed to determine the fluid balance of patients in the medical intensive care unit using measurement of the inferior vena cava diameter and pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP).