title: Monitoring hemodynamics in the critically ill.
abstract: Intelligent, safe patient management based on hemodynamic monitoring requires that the right measurements be made, that the data so generated be accurate, and that the clinician's judgment and understanding of their use be appropriate. This article discusses the catheterization of systemic and pulmonary arteries, with an emphasis on the purposes to be served by monitoring rather than on specific measurements, techniques, or devices.
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure