Cardiac output measurements using the bioreactance technique in critically ill patients.docVIP

Fagnoul et al. Critical Care 2012, 16:460 /content/16/6/460 LET TER Cardiac output measurements using the bioreactance technique in critically ill patients David Fagnoul, Jean-Louis Vincent and Daniel De Backer* Table 1. Patient characteristics Abstract Characteristic n 11 3 Measurement of cardiac output (CO) using minimally Patients invasive devices has gained popularity. In 11 patients we compared CO values obtained using the bioreactance Cardiogenic shock technique – a new continuous, totally non-invasive CO monitor – with those obtained by semi-continuous thermodilution using a pulm