Nicole Ribeiro Marques, Caroline Martinello, George C Kramer, Maged M Costantine, Rakesh B Vadhera, George R Saade, Gary D Hankins, Luis D Pacheco
OBJECTIVE: To determine if passive leg raising (PLR) significantly increases cardiac output in a cohort of healthy pregnant women during the third trimester. STUDY DESIGN: Using a noninvasive monitor, baseline hemodynamic measurements for arterial blood pressure, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, cardiac index, stroke volume, and systemic vascular resistances were obtained with patients in the semirecumbent position. Measurements were repeated after a 3-minute PLR maneuver in supine, right lateral decubitus, and left lateral decubitus positions...
March 2015: American Journal of Perinatology