Methods and considerations concerning cardiac output measurement in pregnant women: recommendations of the International Working Group on Maternal Hemodynamics

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Author
Bijl, R.C.
Valensise, H.
Novelli, G.P.
Vasapollo, B.
Wilkinson, Ian
Thilaganathan, B.
Stöhr, Eric J.
Lees, C.
van der Marel, C.D.
Cornette, J.M.J.
Date
2019-02-08Acceptance date
2019-01-24
Type
Article
Publisher
Wiley
ISSN
1469-0705
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Cardiac output (CO), along with blood pressure and vascular resistance, is one of the most important parameters of maternal hemodynamic function. Substantial changes in CO occur in normal pregnancy and in most obstetric complications. With the development of several non‐invasive techniques for the measurement of CO, there is a growing interest in the determination of this parameter in pregnancy. These techniques were initially developed for use in critical‐care settings and were subsequently adopted in obstetrics, often without appropriate validation for use in pregnancy. In this article, methods and devices for the measurement of CO are described and compared, and recommendations are formulated for their use in pregnancy, with the aim of standardizing the assessment of CO and peripheral vascular resistance in clinical practice and research studies on maternal hemodynamics.
Journal/conference proceeding
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology;
Citation
Bijl, R.C., Valensise, H., Novelli, G.P., Vasapollo, B., Wilkinson, I., Thilaganathan, B., Stöhr, E.J., Lees, C., van der Marel, C.D., Cornette, J.M. and International Working Group on Maternal Hemodynamics (2019) 'Methods and considerations concerning cardiac output measurement in pregnant women: recommendations of the International Working Group on Maternal Hemodynamics', Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. DOI: 10.1002/uog.20231.
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Article published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology on 08 February 2019, available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.20231.
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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