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Techniques for determining cardiac output in the intensive care unit.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20381725     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To achieve the goals of resuscitation in critically ill patients, a thorough understanding of the techniques available to measure cardiac output is important. Recently the pulmonary artery catheter has fallen out of favor because of concerns of safety and a lack of efficacy. Newer less invasive techniques since have been developed and are gaining popularity. But is important to remember that the ability of these techniques to improve outcome has yet to be demonstrated, and one should apply caution in how they are used until their use in algorithmic treatment approaches have been shown to improve outcome. This article discusses the invasive and noninvasive techniques to assess cardiac output.
Authors:
Imran Mohammed; Charles Phillips
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care clinics     Volume:  26     ISSN:  1557-8232     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit Care Clin     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-12     Completed Date:  2010-07-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8507720     Medline TA:  Crit Care Clin     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  355-64, table of contents     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, UHN-67, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Gas Analysis / methods
Cardiac Output*
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / methods
Echocardiography, Doppler / methods
Electrocardiography / methods
Heart Function Tests / methods*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
Resuscitation / methods
Thermodilution / methods

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