Decreased cardiac output: validation with postoperative heart surgery patients.
This study was done to analyze the association between defining characteristics of decreased cardiac output (DCO) identified by noninvasive methods and the cardiac index (CI) estimated by thermodilution. Two defining characteristics were associated with DCO: decreased peripheral pulse and decreased peripheral perfusion. This study points out the relevance of peripheral circulation assessment in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
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Ana Paula Vilcinsky
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Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Parana, Brazil. key@maringa.com.br
Monteiro da Cruz
Diná de Almeida Lopes
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000502:physiology*; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011674:Pulse; D013815:Thermodilution