Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Equipment review: An appraisal of the LiDCO™plus method of measuring cardiac output. | Critical Care June 2004 Vol 8 No 3 Pearse et al. Review Equipment review An appraisal of the LiDCO plus method of measuring cardiac output Rupert M Pearse1 Kashif Ikram2 and John Barry2 Specialist Registrar in Intensive Care Medicine Intensive Care Unit St James Wing St. George s Hospital London UK 2Marketing Department LiDCO Ltd Cambridge UK Corresponding author Rupert M Pearse Published online 5 May 2004 Critical Care 2004 8 190-195 DOI cc2852 This article is online at http content 8 3 190 2004 BioMed Central Ltd Abstract The LiDCO plus system is a minimally non-invasive technique of continuous cardiac output measurement. In common with all cardiac output monitors this technology has both strengths and weaknesses. This review discusses the technological basis of the device and its clinical application. Keywords cardiac output measurement Introduction This issue of Critical Care launches the first review in the new Health Technology Assessment section. As outlined in the editorial 1 the format is a combination of information from the developer and a balanced independent review. These articles should be read in conjunction as they are designed to assess the technology from two different perspectives. The technology under review is a continuous cardiac output monitor based on lithium dilution LiDCO plus LiDCO Ltd Cambridge UK . The first section is based on a structured questionnaire derived from the SCCM Working Group of HTA 2 . This provides answers from the manufacturer relating to the technology s background usage and outcome Technology questionnaire Kashif Ikram and John Barry What is the science underlying the technology The PulseCO system calculates continuous beat-to-beat cardiac output by analyzing the arterial blood pressure trace following calibration with the absolute LiDCO cardiac output value. This system has been shown to be accurate and reliable in various clinical settings. It has been demonstrated .
