Annals of cardiac anaesthesia
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Ann Card Anaesth
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Letter Case Reports
Difficult venous catheterization in internal jugular vein.
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Comparative Study
Comparison between continuous non-invasive estimated cardiac output by pulse wave transit time and thermodilution method.
Cardiac output (CO) measurement is essential for many therapeutic decisions in anesthesia and critical care. Most available non-invasive CO measuring methods have an invasive component. We investigate "pulse wave transit time" (estimated continuous cardiac output [esCCO]) a method of CO measurement that has no invasive component to its use. ⋯ Although, esCCO is the only true non-invasive continuous CO monitor available and even though its values change proportionately to TD method (gold standard) with the present degree of error its utility for clinical/therapeutic decision-making is questionable.