Urgent ultrasound guided hemodynamic assessments by a pediatric medical emergency team: a pilot study.

PURPOSE: To determine the feasibility of using the Ultrasound Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM) as an adjunct during hemodynamic assessments by a pediatric medical emergency team (PMET). METHODS: Pediatric in-patients at McMaster Children's Hospital aged under 18 years requiring urgent PMET consul...

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Main Authors: David J Zorko, Karen Choong, Jonathan Gilleland, Barbara Agar, Shawn Baker, Cindy Brennan, Eleanor Pullenayegum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3692535?pdf=render