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A new, minimally invasive technique for measuring cardiac index: clinical comparison of continuous cardiac dynamic monitoring and pulmonary artery catheter methods. Anaesthesia [Anaesthesia] Journal article

 
TitleA new, minimally invasive technique for measuring cardiac index: clinical comparison of continuous cardiac dynamic monitoring and pulmonary artery catheter methods.
Author(s)Berridge JC, Warring-Davies K, Bland JM, Quinn AC 
InstitutionAnaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds, UK.
SourceAnaesthesia 2009 Sep; 64(9):961-7.
MeSHAged
Aged, 80 and over
Blood Pressure
Cardiac Output
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
Central Venous Pressure
Coronary Artery Bypass
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Intraoperative
Prospective Studies
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Thermodilution
AbstractTo assess the utility of a relatively simple bedside method of estimating cardiac index during major surgery or in the intensive care unit, we conducted a prospective study in patients undergoing elective cardiac bypass surgery where a pulmonary artery catheter was inserted as part of routine monitoring. The cardiac index was estimated using standard techniques and compared with estimates from continuous cardiac dynamic monitoring using HEARTSMART software. Two hundred and seventy sets of measurements were suitable for comparison. The mean bias (95% limits of agreement), for the pre-bypass cardiac index was -0.09 (-1.26 to 1.08) l x min(-1) x m(-2), and post-bypass was 0.12 l x min(-1) x m(-2) (-1.32 to 1.56). These results suggest that continuous cardiac dynamic monitoring using HEARTSMART is sufficiently accurate for assessment of haemodynamic variables in critically ill patients, facilitating goal-directed therapies.
Languageeng
Pub Type(s)Comparative Study
Evaluation Studies
Journal Article
PubMed ID19686480
  
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