Cardiac output measurement in children: Comparison of Aesculon® cardiac output monitor and thermodilution

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-520

  Tomaske, M ^a   Knirsch, W ^a   Kretschmar, O ^a   Woitzek, K ^a   Balmer, C ^a   Schmitz, A ^a   Bauersfeld, U ^a   Weiss, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system, responses; Children; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART OUTPUT MEASUREMENT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THERMODILUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FLOW KINETICS; HEART OUTPUT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 41949114372     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen024     Document Type: Article

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