Non-invasive assessment of cardiac output in children

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 304-307

  Richardson, J R ^a,c   Ferguson, J ^a   Hiscox, J ^a   Rawles, J ^b  

^a ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Children; Doppler; Stroke distance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; STERNUM;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0031708042     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.5.304     Document Type: Article

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