Invasive arterial pressure: Test it before believing in!

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 248-

  Romagnoli, Stefano ^a   Ricci, Zaccaria ^b   Raffaele De Gaudio, Angelo ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LETTER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC;

EID: 84858163860     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182389586     Document Type: Letter

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