The present study compared cardiac output measurement performed with an arterial pulse contour-based cardiac output measurement device (Vigileo Monitor and FloTrac sensor, software version 1.0.1, Edwards Lifesiences), which is a minimally invasive monitoring platform requiring no calibration, with the thermodilution technique, which is clinical standard. Thirty cardiac-surgical patients were investigated intra- and postoperatively. There was no correlation at any time-point between the results of both techniques. Based on these results, cardiac output measurement with this arterial pulse contour-based cardiac output measurement device cannot be recommended, at least not with the software version used in the present study.
«The present study compared cardiac output measurement performed with an arterial pulse contour-based cardiac output measurement device (Vigileo Monitor and FloTrac sensor, software version 1.0.1, Edwards Lifesiences), which is a minimally invasive monitoring platform requiring no calibration, with the thermodilution technique, which is clinical standard. Thirty cardiac-surgical patients were investigated intra- and postoperatively. There was no correlation at any time-point between the results...
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