Pulse-contour cardiac output monitor
A minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring system that calculates cardiac output, stroke volume, and their variations from the arterial pressure waveform contour, without needing a central venous catheter or external calibration; unlike the Swan-Ganz catheter already catalogued, it only requires an arterial line.
How it is used
Goal-directed fluid therapy in high-risk surgery, using only an arterial line (complements the arterial catheter already catalogued).
Clinical tip
Notable for its ease of nursing management and use outside the ICU, but with lower reliability in patients with high BMI or arrhythmias.
Sources
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