[Non-invasive methods to measure cardiac output].
In clinical practice of intensive care, no method of measure of cardiac output lacks limitations. Consequently, no one of them showed her superiority in regard to another one. Although the classic thermodilution was the reference in the twentieth century, recently, the measure of cardiac output by non invasive techniques was widely developed. The present article reviews the recent developments in this area.
Bendjelid
Karim
K
Service des soins intensifs adultes, HUG, Genève. Karim.Bendjelid@hcuge.ch
D001794:Blood Pressure; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002307:Cardiography, Impedance; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans
D002245:Carbon Dioxide