title: [Hemodynamic monitoring in the intensive care unit: pulmonary artery catheter versus PiCCO].
abstract: Hemodynamic monitoring is essential in the diagnosis and management of critically ill patients. Cardiac output represents a major monitoring parameter. There are a number of methods for measurement of cardiac output with various invasive capacities and functional reliability. Thermodilution pulmonary artery catheter and pulse contour analysis by PiCCO are widely used techniques to measure cardiac output in intensive care unit. This review describes the basic principles, limitations and complications of both monitoring tools.
authors.affiliation: Klinik III für Innere Medizin, Herzzentrum der Universität zu Köln. Natig.Gassanov@uk-koeln.de
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gassanov
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caglayan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Er
mesh_terms: D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000502:physiology*; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013815:Thermodilution