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ArticleCritical care research and practice2020

Continuous Estimation of Cardiac Output in Critical Care: A Noninvasive Method Based on Pulse Wave Transit Time Compared with Transpulmonary Thermodilution.

Ulrike Ehlers, Rolf Erlebach, Giovanna Brandi, Federica Stretti, Richard Valek, Stephanie Klinzing, Reto Schuepbach

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Ulrike EhlersInstitute of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistasse 100 CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Rolf ErlebachInstitute of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistasse 100 CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Giovanna BrandiInstitute of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistasse 100 CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Federica StrettiInstitute of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistasse 100 CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Richard ValekInstitute of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistasse 100 CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stephanie KlinzingInstitute of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistasse 100 CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Reto SchuepbachInstitute of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Zurich, Raemistasse 100 CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7058-4377

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Abstract

purposeEstimation of cardiac output (CO) and evaluation of change in CO as a result of therapeutic interventions are essential in critical care medicine. Whether noninvasive tools estimating CO, such as continuous cardiac output (esCCOTM) methods, are sufficiently accurate and precise to guide therapy needs further evaluation. We compared esCCOTM with an established method, namely, transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD).

resultsIn 38 critically ill patients, the two methods correlated significantly (

conclusionThe accuracy and precision of the esCCOTM method were not clinically acceptable for our critical patients. EsCCOTM also failed to reliably detect changes in cardiac output.

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PMID32765907
PMCPMC7387954

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