Evaluation of an uncalibrated arterial pulse contour cardiac output monitoring system in cirrhotic patients undergoing liver surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-54

  Biancofiore, G ^a,d   Critchley, L A H ^b   Lee, A ^b   Bindi, L ^a   Bisa M ^a   Esposito, M ^a   Meacci, L ^a   Mozzo, R ^a   DeSimone, P ^c   Urbani, L ^c   Filipponi, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart, cardiac output; Liver, transplantation; Measurement techniques, thermodilution; Monitoring, intensive care; Monitoring, intraoperative

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT MEASUREMENT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RELIABILITY; THERMODILUTION;

EID: 57349199888     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen343     Document Type: Article

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