Evaluation of partial carbon dioxide rebreathing cardiac output measurement during thoracic surgery

Autor: Meng-Huat Goh, Ju-Mei Ng, Mark Yew-Hoong Chow, Pierre Christian Ip-Yam, Thirugnanam Agasthian
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 21(5)
ISSN: 1053-0770
Popis: Objective: Noninvasive partial CO2 rebreathing (NICO; Novametrix Medical Systems, Inc, Wallingford, CT) is a relatively new alternative to thermodilution (TDCO) for measurement of cardiac output. This study compares the 2 methods during thoracic surgery and one-lung ventilation. Design: A prospective, observational study. Setting: A tertiary hospital. Participants: Twelve adult patients undergoing elective thoracotomy and one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position. Interventions: Paired measurements of cardiac output were performed during (1) 2-lung ventilation in the supine position (postinduction of anesthesia), (2) 10 minutes after initiation of one-lung ventilation in the lateral decubitus position with the nondependent chest open, and (3) after 30 minutes on one-lung ventilation. An average of 3 consecutive (10 mL 20°C saline) TDCO measurements made during end-expiration was compared with corresponding NICO measurements. Measurements and Main Results: The NICO showed a tendency to underestimate cardiac output compared with TDCO at all measurement times. Overall, bias was −0.29 L/min and limits of agreement −1.69 to 1.43 L/min. Conclusions: There was a moderate agreement between cardiac output measurements obtained with the NICO and TDCO. The present data suggest that the NICO technique may be useful during thoracic surgery.
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