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Reproducibility of cardiac output measurement by the nitrous oxide rebreathing technique.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19543798     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Techniques for the measurement of cardiac output from soluble gas uptake by the lungs include the rebreathing method using nitrous oxide. The accuracy of this technique is well accepted, but its repeatability of measurement (precision) has not been well documented. We assessed the repeatability of measurements of pulmonary blood flow by the Innocor, a device employing the nitrous oxide rebreathing method. Successive paired measurements of pulmonary blood flow were made separated by a 5 min interval by the nitrous oxide rebreathing method, in 8 patients pre- or post cardiac surgery, and in 8 healthy volunteers. The standard deviation of the difference between first and second measurements was 0.84 l/min in the cardiac surgery group, and 1.25 l/min in the healthy volunteers. There was no significant bias in successive paired measurements of pulmonary blood flow in either the cardiac surgery patients (mean [95%CI] = -0.02 l/min [-0.62 to 0.57] or the healthy volunteers (0.00 l/min [-0.88 to 0.88]). Intra-class correlation coefficients for the healthy and cardiac patients were 0.77 and 0.64 respectively. Multiple measurements should be made and averaged when using the inert gas rebreathing technique for pulmonary blood flow determination. When comparing agreement with other methods for cardiac output measurement, the internal consistency of both methods should be considered.
Authors:
Philip J Peyton; Michael Bailey; Bruce R Thompson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-06-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of clinical monitoring and computing     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1573-2614     ISO Abbreviation:  J Clin Monit Comput     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-29     Completed Date:  2009-10-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9806357     Medline TA:  J Clin Monit Comput     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  233-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. phil.peyton@austin.org.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Administration, Inhalation
Adult
Aged
Anesthesia, Closed-Circuit / methods*
Carbon Dioxide / chemistry
Cardiac Output / physiology*
Hemodynamics
Humans
Middle Aged
Nitrous Oxide / metabolism*
Pressure
Pulmonary Circulation / physiology
Reproducibility of Results
Respiratory Mechanics
Thoracic Surgery
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
10024-97-2/Nitrous Oxide; 124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide

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