Table 2.
A comparison of venous ultrasound parameters in groups with and without emergency haemodialysis
| Emergency haemodialysis (+) n = 13 |
Emergency haemodialysis (–) n = 30 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Inferior vena cava, mm median (IQR) | 19 (14–21) | 17 (14–20) |
| Hepatic vein, n(%) | ||
| • Grade 1 | 11 (84.6) | 23 (76.7) |
| • Grade 2 | 2 (15.4) | 5 (16.7) |
| • Grade 3 | – | 2 (6.7) |
| Portal vein, n(%) | ||
| • Grade 1 | 5 (38.5) | 25 (83.3) |
| • Grade 2 | 8 (61.5) | 4 (13.3) |
| • Grade 3 | – | 1 (3.3) |
| VExUS score, n(%) | ||
| • Grade 0 | 8 (61.5) | 22 (73.3) |
| • Grade 1 | 5 (38.5) | 7 (23.3) |
| • Grade 2 | – | – |
| • Grade 3 | – | 1 (3.3) |