Feasibility of cardiac output measurements in critically ill patients by medical students

ConclusionsMedical students seem capable of obtaining sufficient quality CCUS images for CO measurement in the majority of critically ill patients. Measurements of CO by medical students, however, had poor agreement with expert measurements. Experts remain indispensable for reliable CO measurements.Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov;http://www.clinicaltrials.gov; registration number NCT02912624

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Source: Critical Ultrasound Journal - January 7, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: research