Con: The FloTrac device should not be used to follow cardiac output in cardiac surgical patients

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 709-711

  Singh, Saket ^a   Taylor, Mark A ^a  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac output; cardiac surgery; FloTrac; pulmonary artery catheterization

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 77955697306     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.04.023     Document Type: Note

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