| How to measure and interpret volumetric measures of preload. | |
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PMID: 17468562 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To update the situation over the past few years on the clinical application of volumetric measures of preload in critically ill patients. RECENT FINDINGS: Cardiac filling pressures monitoring is unreliable for assessing cardiac preload in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. The transpulmonary dilution indicator technique was shown to better identify preload than pulmonary arterial catheterization. Measuring static preload index as intrathoracic blood volume or global end diastolic volume provides a good preload index, either in experimental or in different clinical settings. SUMMARY: Volumetric measures of preload are good preload indexes. These data are to be interpreted together with the clinical patient's condition, conventional hemodynamic data and the course of illness in critically ill patients. In order to evaluate whether the application of a predefined therapy algorithm based on volumetric monitoring can improve patients' outcome, more studies are needed. |
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Authors:
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Giorgio Della Rocca; Maria Gabriella Costa; Paolo Pietropaoli |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current opinion in critical care Volume: 13 ISSN: 1531-7072 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Opin Crit Care Publication Date: 2007 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-30 Completed Date: 2008-07-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9504454 Medline TA: Curr Opin Crit Care Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 297-302 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy. giorgio.dellarocca@uniud.it |
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Algorithms Blood Volume Determination / methods Critical Illness Heart Function Tests / methods* Hemodynamics Humans Stroke Volume* Thermodilution / methods |
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