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Functional Hemodynamic MonitoringArterial Pulse Power Analysis: The LiDCOℳ plus System

Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring: Arterial Pulse Power Analysis: The LiDCOℳ plus System Arterial Pulse Power Analysis: TM The LiDCO plus System A. Rhodes and R. Sunderland Introduction The aims of hemodynamic monitoring are to provide a comprehensive overview of a patient’s circulatory status in order to inform and direct clinicians as to diagnostic state, treatment strategies, and prognosis. The monitoring, therefore, needs to provide useful information at an appropriate time and with limited complications that could be directly attributed to the individual technique. Meas- urement of cardiac output or stroke volume has been regarded as a necessary facet of caring for critically ill patients, however until recently has been only possible with the use of the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC). With the current controver- sies regarding the use of the PAC, several new less invasive technologies have become available to provide similar information. This chapter focuses on the use of arterial pulse contour and power analysis as a technique to measure and moni- tor cardiac output or stroke volume and focuses on the technology introduced by TM the LiDCO company with their LiDCO plus monitor. Arterial Pulse Contour Analysis Arterial pulse contour analysis is a technique of measuring and monitoring stroke volume on a beat-to-beat basis from the arterial pulse pressure http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Functional Hemodynamic MonitoringArterial Pulse Power Analysis: The LiDCOℳ plus System

Part of the Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Book Series (volume 42)
Editors: Pinsky, Michael R.; Payen, Didier
Rhodes, A.; Sunderland, R.
Functional Hemodynamic Monitoring — Jan 1, 2005
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Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Copyright
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
ISBN
978-3-540-22349-8
Pages
183–192
DOI
10.1007/3-540-26900-2_14
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Abstract

Arterial Pulse Power Analysis: TM The LiDCO plus System A. Rhodes and R. Sunderland Introduction The aims of hemodynamic monitoring are to provide a comprehensive overview of a patient’s circulatory status in order to inform and direct clinicians as to diagnostic state, treatment strategies, and prognosis. The monitoring, therefore, needs to provide useful information at an appropriate time and with limited complications that could be directly attributed to the individual technique. Meas- urement of cardiac output or stroke volume has been regarded as a necessary facet of caring for critically ill patients, however until recently has been only possible with the use of the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC). With the current controver- sies regarding the use of the PAC, several new less invasive technologies have become available to provide similar information. This chapter focuses on the use of arterial pulse contour and power analysis as a technique to measure and moni- tor cardiac output or stroke volume and focuses on the technology introduced by TM the LiDCO company with their LiDCO plus monitor. Arterial Pulse Contour Analysis Arterial pulse contour analysis is a technique of measuring and monitoring stroke volume on a beat-to-beat basis from the arterial pulse pressure

Published: Jan 1, 2005

Keywords: Cardiac Output; Stroke Volume; Pulmonary Artery Catheter; Arterial Pulse; Pulse Contour

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