Rev Assoc Med Bras
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Comparison between two methods for hemodynamic measurement: thermodilution and oesophageal doppler].
Thermodilution (TD) is the "gold standard method" for hemodynamic monitoring. Some parameters can be measured by Oesophageal Doppler (OD), which is simpler and less invasive. To evaluate the accuracy of OD, we compared this method with TD in measurement of cardiac output (CO). ⋯ Homodynamic measurements with OD have the same accuracy as those with TD and were easily obtained in the 10 patients.
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To determine the prevalence and analyze the profile of patients with pressure sores, focusing on risk factors, the patients' clinical characteristics at a tertiary care center, as well as stage and location of the lesions on the body. ⋯ The affected patients were at high risk of developing pressure sores. Prevalence of these lesions and the clinical and demographic profile of the affected patients are in accordance with the data in literature.