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. 2025 May;72(5):865-866.
doi: 10.1007/s12630-025-02954-y. Epub 2025 Apr 25.

Point-of-care ultrasound-guided fluid management to prevent hypotension after induction of general anesthesia-a conundrum to conquer!

Anisha Pauline Paul  1 , Aruna Parameswari  2 , Priadharsan Pavazhakannan  2 , Mahalakshmi Sankar  2 , Jabeena Salim  2
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Point-of-care ultrasound-guided fluid management to prevent hypotension after induction of general anesthesia-a conundrum to conquer!

Anisha Pauline Paul et al. Can J Anaesth. 2025 May.
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Keywords: fluid management; general anesthesia; hypotension; inferior vena cava collapsibility; point-of-care ultrasound.

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Disclosures: None. Funding statement: None. Editorial responsibility: This submission was handled by Dr. Philip M. Jones, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d’anesthésie.

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