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Limitations of stroke volume estimation by non-invasive blood pressure monitoring in hypergravity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Altitude and gravity changes during aeromedical evacuations induce exacerbated cardiovascular responses in unstable patients. Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring is difficult to perform in this environment with limited access to the patient. We evaluated the feasibility and accuracy of stroke volume estimation by finger photoplethysmography (SVp) in hypergravity.

Methods

Finger arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveforms were recorded continuously in ten healthy subjects before, during and after exposure to +Gz accelerations in a human centrifuge. The protocol consisted of a 2-min and 8-min exposure up to +4 Gz. SVp was computed from ABP using Liljestrand, systolic area, and Windkessel algorithms, and compared with reference values measured by echocardiography (SVe) before and after the centrifuge runs.

Results

The ABP signal could be used in 83.3% of cases. After calibration with echocardiography, SVp changes did not differ from SVe and values were linearly correlated (p<0.001). The three algorithms gave comparable SVp. Reproducibility between SVp and SVe was the best with the systolic area algorithm (limits of agreement -20.5 and +38.3 ml).

Conclusions

Non-invasive ABP photoplethysmographic monitoring is an interesting technique to estimate relative stroke volume changes in moderate and sustained hypergravity. This method may aid physicians for aeronautic patient monitoring.

SUBMITTER: Manen O

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4370450 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Limitations of stroke volume estimation by non-invasive blood pressure monitoring in hypergravity.

Manen Olivier O Dussault Caroline C Sauvet Fabien F Montmerle-Borgdorff Stéphanie S

PloS one 20150323 3

<h4>Background</h4>Altitude and gravity changes during aeromedical evacuations induce exacerbated cardiovascular responses in unstable patients. Non-invasive cardiac output monitoring is difficult to perform in this environment with limited access to the patient. We evaluated the feasibility and accuracy of stroke volume estimation by finger photoplethysmography (SVp) in hypergravity.<h4>Methods</h4>Finger arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveforms were recorded continuously in ten healthy subjects ...[more]

PMID: 25798613

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Limitations of stroke volume estimation by non-invasive blood pressure monitoring in hypergravity.

Background

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Limitations of stroke volume estimation by non-invasive blood pressure monitoring in hypergravity.

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