ReviewIntensive care medicine2003
Accuracy and repeatability of pediatric cardiac output measurement using Doppler: 20-year review of the literature.
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- Accuracy and precision of minimally-invasive cardiac output monitoring in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2016Pooled it
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- Accuracy of non-invasive measurement of cardiac output using electrical cardiometry in preterm infants during the transitional period: A comparison with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- The Impact of Increased PEEP on Hemodynamics, Respiratory Mechanics, and Oxygenation in Pediatric ARDS.Respiratory care · 2024Article
- Accuracy of Respiratory Variation in Inferior Vena Cava Diameter to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in Children Under Mechanical Ventilation.Pediatric cardiology · 2024Article
- Association between patent ductus arteriosus flow and home oxygen therapy in extremely preterm infants.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- Automatic Prediction of Paediatric Cardiac Output From Echocardiograms Using Deep Learning Models.CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2023Article
- Carotid Doppler Ultrasonography for Hemodynamic Assessment in Critically Ill Children.Pediatric cardiology · 2022Article
- Neonatologist Performed Echocardiography for Evaluating the Newborn Infant.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Perioperative anesthesia care for the pediatric patient undergoing a kidney transplantation: An educational review.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2021Review
- Development of in-airway laser absorption spectroscopy for respiratory based measurements of cardiac output.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Harnessing Machine Intelligence in Automatic Echocardiogram Analysis: Current Status, Limitations, and Future Directions.IEEE reviews in biomedical engineering · 2021Review
- Assessment of cardiac function in infants with transposition of the great arteries after surgery: comparison of two methods.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveReview of the accuracy and repeatability of Doppler cardiac output (CO) measurements in children.
designPublications in the scientific literature retrieved using a computerized Medline search from 1982-2002 and a manual review of article bibliographies. Studies comparing Doppler flow measurements with thermodilution, Fick, or dye dilution methods in the pediatric critical care setting were identified to assess the bias, precision, and intra- and interobserver repeatability of Doppler CO measurement. Where results were not suitable for comparison and the original measurements available, data were re-analyzed using appropriate statistical methods and presented in comparative tables.
resultsThe precision of pediatric Doppler CO measurements compared to thermodilution, dye dilution, or Fick methods is around 30% and repeatability varies from less than 1% to 22%. Bias is generally less than 10% but varies considerably.
conclusionsThe bias, precision, and repeatability from study to study indicate that Doppler CO measurements are acceptably reproducible in children, with best results when used to track changes rather than absolute values, and using the transesophageal approach.
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