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Published in: Critical Care 2/2011

01-04-2011 | Review

The microcirculation of the critically ill pediatric patient

Authors: Anke PC Top, Robert C Tasker, Can Ince

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2011

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Hemodynamic monitoring is the cornerstone of critical care, especially when the patient is hemodynamically unstable. It needs to be used with the perspective of tailoring treatment to physiology and the underlying disease process [1]. Monitoring should be easy to apply and negative side effects should be limited. The results should be reliable and reproducible, not least because we also need to monitor response to therapy when cardio-vascular insufficiency has been identified. One of the primary goals of hemodynamic monitoring is to alert the physician to impending cardiovascular crisis before organ or tissue injury ensues. …
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Metadata
Title
The microcirculation of the critically ill pediatric patient
Authors
Anke PC Top
Robert C Tasker
Can Ince
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9995

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