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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Comparison between MostCare and echocardiography for cardiac output estimation in trauma patients
Authors:
E Falciani, F Franchi, R Silvestri, L Cubattoli, P Mongelli, E Casadei, P Giomarelli, S Scolletta
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
The reliability of the pulse contour methods (PCMs) in cardiac output (CO) monitoring has been questioned when changes in arterial tone occur spontaneously (for example, pain, hypovolemia) or after a therapeutic intervention (for example, nitroglycerin, nor-epinephrine). The purpose of this study was to compare the CO values assessed with the MostCare system (Vygon, Padova, Italy) (MC-CO) with those obtained with transthoracic echocardiography (Esaote Mylab 70, Genova, Italy) (TTE-CO) in trauma patients treated with norepinephrine. …