Four-Dimensional Ultrasound for Evaluating Newborn Cardiac Output: A Pilot Study of Healthy Infants.
Cardiac output
Four-dimensional ultrasound
Neonate
Newborn
Spatiotemporal image correlation
Journal
Neonatology
ISSN: 1661-7819
Titre abrégé: Neonatology
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101286577
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
30
09
2018
accepted:
21
12
2018
pubmed:
29
5
2019
medline:
12
5
2020
entrez:
29
5
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is currently no reliable non-invasive method of measuring cardiac output in neonatal intensive care. Spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) is a novel four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound technique that was developed to assess the foetal heart, and it may be a useful way to assess neonatal haemodynamics. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of determining neonatal cardiac output using STIC ultrasound in newborn infants. Infants were recruited opportunistically from a neonatal intensive care unit and then examined by 2 independent observers. STIC was used to obtain images of the heart. End-diastolic and end-systolic ventricular volumes were measured using virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL) and used to calculate cardiac output. Reproducibility was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and agreement with Bland-Altman analysis. Twenty-four clinically stable infants of 34-43 weeks corrected gestational age were assessed. Both observers successfully acquired 4D STIC volumes in all infants. Left ventricular output showed good reproducibility, with an intra-observer ICC of 0.86 (0.69-0.94) and inter-observer ICC of 0.87 (0.70-0.95). Right ventricular output also showed good reproducibility, with an intra-observer ICC of 0.88 (0.70-95) and inter-observer ICC of 0.84 (0.63-0.93). Determining cardiac output using 4D STIC ultrasound is feasible and reproducible in well newborn infants. With further evaluation, this technique may provide valuable information about haemodynamic status in newborn infants requiring intensive care.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
There is currently no reliable non-invasive method of measuring cardiac output in neonatal intensive care. Spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) is a novel four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound technique that was developed to assess the foetal heart, and it may be a useful way to assess neonatal haemodynamics.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of determining neonatal cardiac output using STIC ultrasound in newborn infants.
DESIGN
Infants were recruited opportunistically from a neonatal intensive care unit and then examined by 2 independent observers. STIC was used to obtain images of the heart. End-diastolic and end-systolic ventricular volumes were measured using virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL) and used to calculate cardiac output. Reproducibility was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and agreement with Bland-Altman analysis.
RESULTS
Twenty-four clinically stable infants of 34-43 weeks corrected gestational age were assessed. Both observers successfully acquired 4D STIC volumes in all infants. Left ventricular output showed good reproducibility, with an intra-observer ICC of 0.86 (0.69-0.94) and inter-observer ICC of 0.87 (0.70-0.95). Right ventricular output also showed good reproducibility, with an intra-observer ICC of 0.88 (0.70-95) and inter-observer ICC of 0.84 (0.63-0.93).
CONCLUSIONS
Determining cardiac output using 4D STIC ultrasound is feasible and reproducible in well newborn infants. With further evaluation, this technique may provide valuable information about haemodynamic status in newborn infants requiring intensive care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31137032
pii: 000496452
doi: 10.1159/000496452
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
115-122Informations de copyright
© 2019 S. Karger AG, Basel.