venous filling index

venous filling index
a measure of the rate of refilling of the veins, usually in the legs, expressed in milliliters per second; calculated by dividing 0.9 of the functional venous volume by the time needed to go from minimum volume (after patient has been supine with legs elevated) to 0.9 of the venous volume (with patient standing up).

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