title: Clinical review: Update on hemodynamic monitoring--a consensus of 16.
abstract: Hemodynamic monitoring plays a fundamental role in the management of acutely ill patients. With increased concerns about the use of invasive techniques, notably the pulmonary artery catheter, to measure cardiac output, recent years have seen an influx of new, less-invasive means of measuring hemodynamic variables, leaving the clinician somewhat bewildered as to which technique, if any, is best and which he/she should use. In this consensus paper, we try to provide some clarification, offering an objective review of the available monitoring systems, including their specific advantages and limitations, and highlighting some key principles underlying hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients.
authors: Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 808 route de Lennik, 1070-Brussels, Belgium. jlvincen@ulb.ac.be
authors: Jean-Louis
authors: JL
authors: Vincent
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Rhodes
authors: Azriel
authors: A
authors: Perel
authors: Greg S
authors: GS
authors: Martin
authors: Giorgio
authors: G
authors: Della Rocca
authors: Benoit
authors: B
authors: Vallet
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Pinsky
authors: Christoph K
authors: CK
authors: Hofer
authors: Jean-Louis
authors: JL
authors: Teboul
authors: Willem-Pieter
authors: WP
authors: de Boode
authors: Sabino
authors: S
authors: Scolletta
authors: Antoine
authors: A
authors: Vieillard-Baron
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: De Backer
authors: Keith R
authors: KR
authors: Walley
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Maggiorini
authors: Mervyn
authors: M
authors: Singer
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D016638:Critical Illness; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*