The effects of passive leg raising may be detected by the plethysmographic oxygen saturation signal in critically ill patients

A passive leg raising (PLR) test is positive if the cardiac index (CI) increased by> 10%, but it requires a direct measurement of CI. On the oxygen saturation plethysmographic signal, the perfusion index (PI)...

Source: Critical Care - January 18, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Alexandra Beurton, Jean-Louis Teboul, Francesco Gavelli, Filipe Andre Gonzalez, Valentina Girotto, Laura Galarza, Nadia Anguel, Christian Richard and Xavier Monnet Tags: Research Source Type: research