The introduction of pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac output measurements in a district general hospital.
The problems encountered in introducing a pulmonary artery (PA) pressure and cardiac output (CO) measurement facility in a district general hospital intensive care unit are enumerated. The indications for its use are briefly reviewed.
D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D002302:Cardiac Output; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D011651:Pulmonary Artery