Bioimpedance cardiography measurements of cardiac output and other cardiovascular parameters.
This paper describes impedance technique and device types, discusses hemodynamic data parameters that are available, discusses the differences between impedance cardiography and data that are derived from invasive pulmonary artery catheters, and explains how nurses can apply bioimpedance cardiography in a variety of patient populations.
Albert
Nancy M
NM
Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, P-32, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. albertn@ccf.org
D000465:Algorithms; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002307:Cardiography, Impedance / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D018579:Patient Selection; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014655:Vascular Resistance