title: Intradialytic measurement of cardiac output by thermodilution and impedance cardiography.
abstract: Impedance cardiography was compared with thermodilution cardiography in the measurement of cardiac output serially during maintenance hemodialyses in ten chronic uremic patients. Measurements were carried out pre-dialysis and post-dialysis as well as hourly during dialysis. The results demonstrated statistical identity between impedance and thermodilution cardiography at all times of measurement. The study confirms the validity of the non-invasive technique in measuring cardiac output in the uremic patient.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002302:Cardiac Output; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013815:Thermodilution; D014511:Uremia / Q000503:physiopathology