Review article

Constant Cardiac Output Monitoring Using the Picco and Lidco Methods Versus Pak in Septic Patients: When to Do Calibration?

Mladen Širanović
Josip Kovač
Aleksandar Gopčević
Mijo Kelečić
Marinko Vučić
Nataša Kovač
Bojan Rode

Abstract

The accuracy of cardiac output measurement by two most widely used methods of less invasive hemodynamic monitoring and by the standard technique of thermodilution with pulmonary catheter was assessed. The measurements were carried out in septic surgical patients immediately after and between system calibrations. Study results showed satisfactory compatibility of measurements performed by the two methods and by pulmonary catheter in both phases, thus system calibration being recommendable in hemodynamically unstable septic patients.

Keywords

Cardiac output – physiology; Monitoring, physiologic – methods; Sepsis; Intensive care units

Hrčak ID:

79499

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/79499

Publication date:

28.6.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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