The view within: the emerging technology of thoracic electrical bioimpedance.
With the increasing incidence of catheter-related sepsis and recognition of increased mortality and cost of care with pulmonary artery catheters, the need for a safe, cost-effective, and clinically accurate means of obtaining hemodynamic data has become evident. Through the technology of thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB), non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring is now possible with the BioZ.com, manufactured by CardioDynamics International Corporation. The BioZ.com provides continuous hemodynamic readings safely, accurately, and inexpensively. TEB is proving to be a valuable adjunct to patient assessment and treatment across multiple health care settings.
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Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, California, USA.
D002307:Cardiography, Impedance / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012449:Safety