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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Jul;9(4):423–428. doi: 10.1097/01.PCC.0b013e31816c71bc

Table 1.

In vitro comparison of ultrasound dilution measurements with volumetric data for neonatal and pediatric flow and volume settings

Parameter Range
Accuracy: δ = Mean ± sd%
Parameter Number of Measurements Neonate Pediatric Neonate Pediatric
CO, mL/min n = 245 106-370 212-1200 4.40 ± 4.09 3.97 ± 2.97
CBV mL n = 245 50-62 59-315 4.90 ± 3.69 4.59 ± 3.14
aTEDV mL n = 225 N/A 24-211 N/A 4.10 ± 3.08
ACV mL n = 44 104-247 247-645 5.39± 4.42 3.30 ± 3.07
a

Algorithm for calculation of TEDV was adjusted for bench use.

CBV, central blood volume; CO, cardiac output; ACV, active circulation volume; TEDV, total end-diastolic volume.