Key result
Impedance cardiography is an accessible and easy-to-perform non-invasive technique for assessing maternal stroke volume and cardiac output during pregnancy.
Why the study?
What are the benefits and limitations of impedance cardiography versus other techniques for non-invasive assessment of gestational hemodynamics in pregnant women?
What are the benefits and limitations of impedance cardiography versus other techniques for non-invasive assessment of gestational hemodynamics in pregnant women?
Impedance cardiography is a highly accessible and easy-to-perform non-invasive method for assessing maternal hemodynamics during pregnancy.
May support accessible maternal hemodynamics monitoring; leaves open comparative validation trials.
To obtain data for maternal stroke volume and cardiac output during pregnancy, it is preferable to use a non-invasive, accurate and reproducible method. In this aspect, impedance cardiography is an excellent technique which is also highly accessible and easy to perform. This paper is a comprehensive review on the published literature about impedance cardiography and highlights the strengths and limitations of its applications in obstetrics.
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Staelens et al. (2013) conducted a review in Pregnancy. Impedance cardiography vs. Other techniques was evaluated. Impedance cardiography is an accessible and easy-to-perform non-invasive technique for assessing maternal stroke volume and cardiac output during pregnancy.
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