Cardiac index by thermodilution or transthoracic echocardiography in dogs at different hemodynamic states

ABSTRACT: Proper monitoring of cardiac index (CI) in critically ill patients requires accurate and minimally invasive methods. The aim of this study was to compare the CI values obtained by thermodilution or echocardiography using different methods in dogs in different hemodynamic states. Nine dogs...

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Main Authors: Martielo Ivan Gehrcke, Helena Mondardo Cardoso, Doughlas Regalin, Gizelli da Silva, Vanessa Sasso Padilha, Aury Nunes de Moraes, Nilson Oleskovicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016001102049&lng=en&tlng=en