Monitoring right ventricular function.
A new catheter developed by Edwards Critical-Care Division measures right ventricular ejection fraction and calculates right ventricular stroke volume, end-systolic volume, and end-diastolic volume. The nurse can thus assess a patient's right ventricular function curves using the relationship between stroke volume and end-diastolic volume. This article critiques a study that used this new technology and discusses implications for clinical practice and nursing research.
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D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*