Measurement of cardiac output: Fick principle using catheterization.
The direct oxygen Fick approach is the standard reference technique for cardiac output measurement. It probably is the most accurate method currently available, although there are many possibilities of introducing errors, and considerable care is needed.
Fagard
R
R
Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven, Belgium.
Conway
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000502:physiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio / Q000502:physiology; D016276:Ventricular Function
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen