The normal ranges of cardiovascular parameters in children measured using the Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor

Abstract

This large study presents normal values for cardiovascular indices in children using the Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor with good interobserver reliability.

Measurement of systemic oxygen delivery and inotropy in healthy term neonates with the Ultrasonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM)

“…All USCOM examinations were stored on the hard disk of the monitor and as a hard copy. Examination quality was graded on a twelve-point scale with scores of 8/12 or higher being accepted [29]. One third of the stored examinations, chosen at random, was reviewed by a practitioner (BES) with experience of several thousand USCOM examinations for quality control.…”

Validating a pragmatic definition of shock in adult patients presenting to the ED

“…However, the measurement of cardiac output is important in EDs and should be considered in future studies on shock. Novel, noninvasive, accurate techniques for its assessment may render this more practical [23][24][25].…”

Impact of malnutrition on cardiac autonomic modulation in children

“…13,16,18 In relation to heart rate, the findings indicate that the group of malnourished children showed higher values compared to the control group (113.46 bpm ± 14.13 [111.0] vs. 104.66 ± 10.55 [105.0], respectively). According Cattermole et al, 20 normal children at 4 years of age must present median values of heart rate of approximately 95.4 bpm, with a confidence interval between 74.3 and 124.9 bpm. Therefore, for both groups studied the heart rate values were within the normal range for that age, and thus the statistically significant difference observed between the groups apparently does not indicate any clinical implications.…”