Objective The aim of this study was to validate impedance technique (IT) by investigating the agreement in cardiac output measurements performed by IT and echocardiography (ECHO). Study design This is a prospective observational study, including a total of 30 neonates who underwent hemodynamic measurements by IT and ECHO. To determine the agreement between both methods, we performed IT to measure stroke volume (SV-IT) and cardiac output (CO-IT) immediately before or after ECHO to measure SV (SV-ECHO) and CO (CO-ECHO). The precision and accuracy of the IT relative to ECHO were assessed. Results SV-ECHO and SV-IT were (4.45 ± 0.78) and (4.54 ± 0.81) mL, respectively. The bias and limits of agreement of SV-IT were 0.09 mL and ( –1.92 to 1.73) mL, respectively. The true precision of SV-IT was 27.3%. Furthermore, CO-ECHO and CO-IT were (0.62 ± 0.12) and (0.61 ± 0.12) L/min, respectively. The bias and LoA of CO-IT were 0.01L/min and (–0.33 to 0.31) L/min, respectively. The true precision of CO-IT was 28.3%. Conclusion Agreement between the IT and ECHO in the cardiac output measurement appeared acceptable. However, the accuracy and precision of the IT approach should be further investigated using a larger sample.
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