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Continuous and intermittent cardiac output measurement: pulmonary artery catheter versus aortic transpulmonary technique.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11990265     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Cardiac output (CO) can be measured intermittently by bolus thermodilution methods in the pulmonary artery (COpa) or in the aorta (COart). A continuous thermodilution method (CCO) and a method for continuous estimation using the arterial pulse wave (PCCO) are also available. METHODS: We compared two methods of intermittent CO measurements in patients during liver transplantation: COpa, regarded as the current clinical standard, and an aortic transpulmonary thermodilution technique (COart) performed with the PiCCO system. We also compared CCO and PCCO. Measurements were made in 62 patients at three stages: after the induction of anaesthesia, after caval clamping phase, and at the end of surgery. We used Bland-Altman and correlation analysis. RESULTS: We found close agreement between the techniques. Mean bias between COart and COpa and PCCO and CCO was 0.15 (2SD of differences between methods=1.74) litre min(-1) and -0.03 (1.75) litre min(-1), respectively. Mean bias between CCO and COpa and PCCO and COpa was 0.02 (1.48) litre min(-1) and 0.04 (1.69) litre min(-1), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Measurement with the aortic transpulmonary thermodilution technique gives continuous and intermittent values that agree with the pulmonary thermodilution method.
Authors:
G Della Rocca; M G Costa; L Pompei; C Coccia; P Pietropaoli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of anaesthesia     Volume:  88     ISSN:  0007-0912     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Anaesth     Publication Date:  2002 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-05-06     Completed Date:  2002-05-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372541     Medline TA:  Br J Anaesth     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  350-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, University of Rome La Sapienza, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico Umberto I, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aorta
Cardiac Output*
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
Female
Humans
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Thermodilution
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Br J Anaesth. 2002 Aug;89(2):336-7; author reply 337-9   [PMID:  12378677 ]
Br J Anaesth. 2003 Feb;90(2):254-5; author reply 255-7   [PMID:  12538391 ]

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