Recalibration of pulse contour cardiac output using the PiCCO-2 device: when to perform the next thermodilution?

Autor: Sebastian Mair, T Oelfin, Wolfgang Huber, H Einwaechter, Bernd Saugel, Veit Phillip, Roland M. Schmid
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Critical Care
ISSN: 1466-609X
1364-8535
Popis: Haemodynamic monitoring is a cornerstone of intensive care. In addition to parameters of preload and afterload, the assessment of cardiac output (CO) is of paramount importance. Thermodilution (TD) using the pulmonary artery catheter and transpulmonary TD using the PiCCO device are the gold standards for CO determination. After calibration by TD, the PiCCO device is able to assess CO using pulse contour (PC) analysis. Despite an overall good correlation of PC-CO and TD-CO in several studies, the manufacturer suggests recalibration by TD after 8 hours. Little is known about the long-term accuracy of PC-CO. Therefore it was the aim of our prospective study to investigate the long-term accuracy of PiCCO-2-derived PC-CO in the daily ICU routine.
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