Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · May 1996
Review Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialContinuous measurement of cardiac output by the Fick principle in infants and children: comparison with the thermodilution method.
To compare a system that continuously monitors cardiac output by the Fick principle with measurements by the thermodilution technique in pediatric patients. ⋯ Continuous measurement of cardiac output by the Fick principle offers a convenient method for the hemodynamic monitoring of unstable infants and children.