Transthoracic echocardiography: an accurate and precise method for estimating cardiac output in the critically ill patient

Transthoracic echocardiography: an accurate and precise method for estimating cardiac output in the critically ill patient

Abstract Background Cardiac output (CO) monitoring is a valuable tool for the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients. In the critical care setting, few studies have evaluated the level of agreement between CO estimated by transthoracic echocardiography (CO-TTE) and that measured by the...

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Main Authors: Pablo Mercado, Julien Maizel, Christophe Beyls, Dimitri Titeca-Beauport, Magalie Joris, Loay Kontar, Antoine Riviere, Olivier Bonef, Thierry Soupison, Christophe Tribouilloy, Bertrand de Cagny, Michel Slama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-06-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Cardiac output monitoring
Pulmonary artery catheter
Transthoracic echocardiography
Intensive care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1737-7

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