The maintenance of adequate CO and organ perfusion is critical in preventing ischemic injury and subsequent multiple-system organ dysfunction. Since our clinical ability to assess a patient's ...

At the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center patients having sudden episodes of hypotension when the clinical diagnosis is acute pulmonary embolism are being studied at the bedside by emergency ...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madrashave proposed a magnet-based sensor that would allow scientists to measure the velocity of blood pulse waves within the carotid artery. Each ...

Oxygen is among the most frequently administered medical therapies, with a level that is commonly adjusted according to the reading on a pulse oximeter that measures patients’ oxygen saturation.

Objective: Cardiac output is a useful measure of myocardial performance. Standard methods of determining cardiac output are not without risk and can be problematic in children. Arterial pulse wave ...