title: Non-invasive assessment of gestational hemodynamics: benefits and limitations of impedance cardiography versus other techniques.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Anneleen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staelens
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomsin
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grieten
authors.forename: Jolien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oben
authors.forename: Tinne
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesens
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spaanderman
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jacquemyn
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gyselaers
mesh_terms: D002307:Cardiography, Impedance / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011247:Pregnancy