290
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2016
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2016
Reference position
patient is put in a 30 degree supine position during 5 minutes
sitting position
patient is put to a 90 degree sitting position during 1 to 2 minutes then the CO is measured
Valsalva maneuver
patients are asked to perform the Valsalva maneuver by executing a forced blow into a manometer for 30 seconds and the CO is calculated during this test.
a passive leg rising maneuver
we make a passive leg rising and we measure the cardiac output by BIOPAC system (45 degree passive leg rising was done for 1 to 2 minutes and CO was measured during the maneuver.)
Emergency Department, Monastir
University of Monastir
OTHER