A comparison of pulmonary and femoral artery thermodilution cardiac indices in paediatric intensive care patients

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 336-338

  McLuckie, A ^a   Murdoch, I A ^a   Marsh, M J ^a   Anderson, D ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Thermodilution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 0029916814     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14027.x     Document Type: Article

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