Current Evidence
Uscom maintains a reference of all current evidence supporting Uscom's products. Here is some of the latest evidence followed by a list of the current evidence by category.
Latest Evidence
Cardiac output measurements in septic patients: Comparing the accuracy of USCOM to PiCCO
Sophia Horster, Hans-Joachim Stemmler, Nina Strecker, Florian Brettner, Andreas Hausmann, Jitske Cnossen, Klaus G. Parhofer, Thomas Nickel, and Sandra Geiger
Published: Critical Care Research and Practice Volume 2012, Article ID 270631, 5 pages doi:10.1155/2012/270631
Temporal measurement of Doppler ultrasound derived cardiac performance indicies in infants and children presenting with sepsis and septic shock
Matthew Musick, Eric Williams
Published: Crit Care Med 2011 Vol. 39, No. 12 (Suppl.)
Use of the non-invasive Doppler ultrasound cardiac output monitor (USCOM) as an adjunctive assessment tool for the pediatric critical care response team
Choong, Karen; Gilleland, Jonathan; Zorko, David; Agar, Barbara; Pullenayegum, Eleanor
Presented: Critical Care Canada Forum. Nov 2011
Published: CCCF Program. Page 28
Feasibility of cardiac output estimation by ultrasonic cardiac output monitoring in the prehospital setting
Francois-Xavier Duchateau, Tobias Gauss, Alexis Burnod, Agnes Ricard-Hibon, Philippe Juvin and Jean Mantz
Presented: Fifth congress of the European Society of Emergency Medicine
Published: European Journal of Emergency Medicine DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32834777b6
Evolution of hemodynamics in community acquired and hospital acquired pediatric septic shock
A. Deep, J. Brierley
Presented: 6th World Congress on Pediatric Critical Care
Published: Pediatric Critical Care Med 2011 Vol. 12, No.3 (Suppl) Page A31. Abstract 138
Evidence by Category
Clinical Applications
| Drugs Management |
| Emergency |
| Heart Failure |
| ICU |
| Neonatal |
| Obstetrics |
| Paediatrics |
| Retrieval |
| Surgery and Anaesthetics |
Clinical Validation
| Validation against Artificial Heart |
| Validation against Echo |
| Validation against FICK |
| Validation against Thermodilution |
| Validation against Transoesophagel Doppler |
Laboratory Validation
| Evaluation of USCOM against Flow Probes |
| Independent Laboratory Testing |
Other
| General Validation |
| Reliability and Reproducibility |
| Sports Medicine |
| Veterinary and Animal Research |




