Carotid Artery Flow Time Measured by Point-of-Care Ultrasound Correlates with Volume Changes in Pediatric Hemodialysis Patients
Carotid artery flow time corrected for heart rate (CFTc) correlates with intravascular volume changes in adults but has not been studied adequately in the pediatric population. We studied how fluid status changes correlate with CFTc in pediatric patients undergoing hemodialysis. This prospective observational study involved pediatric patients aged 5 –18 y undergoing chronic hemodialysis at a tertiary care children’s hospital in the United States. We measured CFTc by point-of-care ultrasound before and after each hemodialysis session, including passive leg raise.
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - Category: Radiology Authors: Amit K. Patel, Kirtida Mistry, Kristen Breslin, Hamid Shokoohi, Rosemary Thomas-Mohtat Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research
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