Minimally invasive measurement of cardiac output during surgery and critical care: A meta-analysis of accuracy and precision

Anesthesiology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1220-1235

  Peyton, Philip J ^a,b   Chong, Simon W ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART OUTPUT MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE CONTOUR TECHNIQUE; REBREATHING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; THERMODILUTION; TRANSTHORACIC ELECTRICAL BIOIMPEDANCE; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78049343101     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ee3130     Document Type: Review

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