Accuracy of arterial pressure waveform analysis for cardiac output measurement in comparison with thermodilution methods in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation

Comparison of the USCOM ultrasound cardi

Comparison of the USCOM ultrasound cardiac output monitor with pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution in patients undergoing liver transplantation

✍ Lai-Sze Grace Wong; Boon-Hun Yong; Karl Kang Young; Lee-Sung Lau; King-Lik Cheng 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 155 KB

The aim of the study was to compare the standard technique of cardiac output determination by pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution (PAC-TD) with a noninvasive ultrasound Doppler monitor (USCOM Pty., Ltd., Coffs Harbour, Australia) in surgery for liver transplantation. We wished to determine if t