Measurement of cardiac output by thermodilution in infants and children after open-heart operations. 1976

M Mathur, and E A Harris, and S Yarrow, and B G Barratt-Boyes

Five hundred twenty-five measurements of cardiac output were made in 26 infants and children after primary repair of congenital cardiac defects. The Edwards Model 9500 thermodilution output computer was used. Cold indicator was injected into the right atrium; in 405 measurements the signal was sensed in pulmonary artery (PA) and in 120 in left atrium. One hundred seven measurements of output by dye dilution (DD) were made in 9 of the infants. Reproducibility was only slightly less good for thermodilution (ID) with PA sensing than for DD but was considerably worse with left atrial sensing. Outputs measured by TD agreed well with those by DD (r = 0.9065). Precautions necessary for accurate measurements and the advantages of TD in infants are discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007201 Indicator Dilution Techniques Methods for assessing flow through a system by injection of a known quantity of an indicator, such as a dye, radionuclide, or chilled liquid, into the system and monitoring its concentration over time at a specific point in the system. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Dilution Techniques,Dilution Technics,Indicator Dilution Technics,Dilution Technic,Dilution Technic, Indicator,Dilution Technics, Indicator,Dilution Technique,Dilution Technique, Indicator,Dilution Techniques, Indicator,Indicator Dilution Technic,Indicator Dilution Technique,Technic, Dilution,Technic, Indicator Dilution,Technics, Dilution,Technics, Indicator Dilution,Technique, Dilution,Technique, Indicator Dilution,Techniques, Dilution,Techniques, Indicator Dilution
D007208 Indocyanine Green A tricarbocyanine dye that is used diagnostically in liver function tests and to determine blood volume and cardiac output. Cardio-Green,Cardiogreen,Ujoveridin,Vofaverdin,Vophaverdin,Wofaverdin,Cardio Green,Green, Indocyanine
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D001831 Body Temperature The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal. Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D002302 Cardiac Output The volume of BLOOD passing through the HEART per unit of time. It is usually expressed as liters (volume) per minute so as not to be confused with STROKE VOLUME (volume per beat). Cardiac Outputs,Output, Cardiac,Outputs, Cardiac
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003201 Computers Programmable electronic devices designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Calculators, Programmable,Computer Hardware,Computers, Digital,Hardware, Computer,Calculator, Programmable,Computer,Computer, Digital,Digital Computer,Digital Computers,Programmable Calculator,Programmable Calculators
D004582 Electronics, Medical The research and development of ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES for such medical applications as diagnosis, therapy, research, anesthesia control, cardiac control, and surgery. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Medical Electronics

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