Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2014
Clinical Trial Observational StudyValidation of an Ultrasound Dilution Technology for Cardiac Output Measurement and Shunt Detection in Infants and Children.
To validate cardiac output measurements by ultrasound dilution technology (COstatus monitor) against those obtained by a transit-time ultrasound technology with a perivascular flow probe and to investigate ultrasound dilution ability to estimate pulmonary to systemic blood flow ratio in children. ⋯ The COstatus monitor is a reliable technique to measure cardiac output in children with high sensitivity and specificity for detecting the presence of shunts.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Feb 2014
Parental Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress After Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
To investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms in parents of children who have been supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and to explore associated factors. ⋯ A substantial number of parents in this population experience posttraumatic stress symptom. Psychological interventions may be targeted toward those whose child has had ongoing illness before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.