Validation of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Measure Perioperative Edema in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

Validation of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Measure Perioperative Edema in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

Purpose: Fluid overload is a common post-operative issue in children following cardiac surgery and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is currently no gold standard for evaluating fluid status. We sought to validate the use of point-of-care ultrasound to measure skin edema in...

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Main Authors: Jessica N. Persson, Jacqueline Holstein, Lori Silveira, Aimee Irons, Taufiek Konrad Rajab, James Jaggers, Mark D. Twite, Carly Scahill, Mary Kohn, Christine Gold, Jesse A. Davidson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
point-of-care ultrasound
congenital heart disease
fluid overload
cardiac surgery
edema
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.727571/full

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