Detection of pulsus paradoxus associated with large pericardial effusions in pediatric patients by analysis of the pulse-oximetry waveform

Pediatrics

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 673-677

  Tamburro, Robert F ^a,c   Ring, John C ^a   Womback, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b St Francis Hospital   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pericardial effusion; Pulse oximeter; Pulsus paradoxus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; OXIMETRY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PULSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036215610     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.4.673     Document Type: Article

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