Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2011
Intra- and inter-observer reliability using a noninvasive ultrasound cardiac output monitor in healthy anesthetized children.
Accurate and reliable evaluation of cardiac index (CI) in critically ill pediatric patients can optimize their management. Although validated, noninvasive ultrasound measurement techniques have been previously shown to be unreliable because of observer variability. ⋯ This study confirms that the USCOM(®) is relatively easy to use and reliable in healthy children when operated by trained users.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Aug 2011
The effect of induction of anesthesia and intubation on end-expiratory lung level and regional ventilation distribution in cardiac children.
During the induction of anesthesia, changes in functional residual capacity and ventilation distribution (VD) occur. Although these physiological changes are well investigated in adults, little data are available in infants and children. ⋯ Lung volume and mechanics deteriorate significantly during the induction of anesthesia and remain altered during mechanical ventilation.