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Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Measurement in Low and Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Method ComparisonKeywords: low birth weight infants, very low birth weight infants, neonatal intensive care unit, pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, stroke volume, cardiac output, electrical velocimetry, transthoracic echocardiograph Abstract: Background: Cardiac output (CO) measurement in low (LBW) and very low (VLBW) birth weight infants is difficult. Hitherto, sporadical transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the only non-invasive measurement method. Electrical velocimetry (EV) has been evaluated as an alternative in normal weight newborns.
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