Venous Hemodynamic Research Institute

Key Doppler Publications

The one that started it all! This landmark paper longitudinally evaluated multiple doppler waveforms, and their association with cardio-renal acute kidney injury, deriving the now-popularized Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) score.

This paper evaluated the association between VExUS grade and invasively-measured hemodynamic pressures, demonstrating that doppler measurements accurately reflect intracardiac pressures.

This paper provides a comprehensive guide to performing VExUS for the bedside practitioner, describing common pitfalls and tips for interpretation

Recently-Published VExUS and Doppler Research:

• Multimodal Diagnostic Ultrasound for Congestion, Perfusion, and Ultrafiltration Tolerance in Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Narrative Review
• Association between venous excess ultrasound score and major adverse kidney events at 30 days in critically ill elderly patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study
• Predictive Value of the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score for Acute Kidney Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Retrospective Cohort Study
• Venous excess and lung ultrasound during continuous renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients (VExLUS-RRT): a prospective observational study
• Venous congestion in critical care: combining VExUS, lung ultrasound, and echocardiography