Comparison of the accuracy of the lithium dilution technique with the thermodilution technique for measurement of cardiac output

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 770-775

  Kurita, T ^a   Morita, K ^a   Kato, S ^a   Kikura, M ^a   Horie, M ^a   Ikeda, K ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart, cardiac output; Measurement techniques, cardiac output; Measurement techniques, flowmetry; Measurement techniques, lithium dilution; Measurement techniques, thermodilution; Pig

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ACCURACY; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION CURVE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART OUTPUT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWINE; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 0030831649     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.6.770     Document Type: Article

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