Cardiac Output Measurement Using the Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor: A Validation Study in Newborn Infants.

CONCLUSIONS: CO measured by USCOM consistently overestimated the results obtained from echocardiography. USCOM is not adequate to provide absolute estimates of CO. However, it may allow longitudinal hemodynamic assessment of sick neonates.
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Source: Neonatology - July 18, 2019 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Fraga MV, Dysart KC, Rintoul N, Chaudhary AS, Ratcliffe SJ, Fedec A, Kren S, Cohen MS, Kirpalani H Tags: Neonatology Source Type: research