The Value of Noninvasive Continuous Cardiac Output Monitoring in Assessment of Hemodynamic Status in Critically Ill Children

Masoud Mohammadpour; Victoria Chegini; Meisam Sharif Zadeh; Bahareh Yaghmai; Monirdokht Mirzadeh; Aliakbar Zeinaloo

doi:10.18502/acta.v60i9.11096

Masoud Mohammadpour Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Victoria Chegini Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Meisam Sharif Zadeh Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Bahareh Yaghmai Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Monirdokht Mirzadeh Department of Pediatrics, Metabolic Disease Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
Aliakbar Zeinaloo Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v60i9.11096

Keywords: Children; Ultrasound; Critical care; Fluid therapy; Cardiac output; Hemodynamic

Abstract

Access to reliable, rapid, and continuous hemodynamic monitoring parameters is essential for early diagnosis and prompt treatment of hemodynamic disorders in critically ill children. The aim of this observational study was to compare the accuracy of continuous non-invasive cardiac output monitoring (NICCOMO) device data with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasound findings in assessing cardiac output (C.I), circulatory fluid adequacy, and finally Determination of hemodynamic status in patients with Critical conditions hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). In this observational study, forty-four critically ill children that were admitted to PICU were evaluated. We used NICCOMO, TTE, and IVC ultrasonography at the same time in critical patients. The association between NICCOMO parameters and echocardiogram cardiac index and IVC quality in ultrasound is compared. The agreement between CI measured by TTE and NICCOMO was assessed using the Bland-Altman analysis method. NICCOMO is not a reliable instrument for determining CI in children with an unstable hemodynamic status. However, the parameters of this device are reliable in assessing the patient's hemodynamic status. Findings showed that 90% of patients in the normal hemodynamic state in NICCOMO have SVR. I in the normal range (P<0.001), and all cases in hypervolemic state had volume overload IVC in ultrasonography analysis. Noninvasive continuous cardiac output monitoring could be used to estimate unstable patients’ hemodynamic status in the initial stages for making timely treatment-related decisions, but its use for accurate cardiac index measurement is not reliable in all cases.