Open AccessTransesophageal Doppler Measurement of Renal Arterial Blood Flow Velocities and Indices in Children
Author(s) -
Luis Zabala,
Sana Ullah,
Carol Pierce,
Nischal K. Gautam,
Michael L. Schmitz,
Ritu Sachdeva,
Judith A. Craychee,
Dale Harrison,
Pamela Killebrew,
Renee A. Bornemeier,
Parthak Prodhan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e31824cb727
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , renal artery , bland–altman plot , doppler effect , diastole , renal circulation , prospective cohort study , blood flow , renal blood flow , concordance , nuclear medicine , radiology , kidney , hemodynamics , blood pressure , limits of agreement , physics , astronomy
Doppler-derived renal blood flow indices have been used to assess renal pathologies. However, transesophageal ultrasonography (TEE) has not been previously used to assess these renal variables in pediatric patients. In this study, we (a) assessed whether TEE allows adequate visualization of the renal parenchyma and renal artery, and (b) evaluated the concordance of TEE Doppler-derived renal blood flow measurements/indices compared with a standard transabdominal renal ultrasound (TAU) in children.