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Editorial
. 2025 Mar;29(3):205-207.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24931.

VExUS Score: Making Waves in an Ocean but Still a Mirage in the Desert

Vivek Kumar  1
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Editorial

VExUS Score: Making Waves in an Ocean but Still a Mirage in the Desert

Vivek Kumar. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2025 Mar.

Abstract

Kumar V. VExUS Score: Making Waves in an Ocean but Still a Mirage in the Desert. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025;29(3):205-207.

Keywords: Acute kidney injury; Children; Critically ill patients; Hemodynamics; Organ failure; Right ventricular dysfunction; Venous congestion; Venous excess ultrasound.

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