A Comparison of Stroke Volume Variation for Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness

Stroke volume variation (SVV) is an indicator used to assess the patient's volume status. The FloTrac system (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA) continuously monitors cardiac output (CO) and SVV (SVV-FloTrac) by analyzing the systemic arterial pressure wave. Numerous studies have demonstrated that SVV-FloTrac serves as a reliable indicator of fluid responsiveness. However, its peripheral invasiveness raises concerns about susceptibility to reflecting waves, damping, and vascular tone influences.In contrast, Transthoracic electrical bioimpedance (BioZ.com™) offers a non-invasive approach for continuously monitoring various hemodynamic variables. In this study, the primary aim was to assess the agreement between simultaneously measured SVV-FloTrac and SVV-BioZ.