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: Peripheral arterial blood pressure monitoring adequately tracks central arterial blood pressure in critically ill patients: an observational study. | Available online http content 10 2 R43 Research Peripheral arterial blood pressure monitoring adequately tracks central arterial blood pressure in critically ill patients an observational study Mariano Alejandro Mignini1 Enrique Piacentini1 2 and Arnaldo Dubin3 Critical Care Unit Clínica Bazterrica Buenos Aires Argentina 2Critical Care Unit Hospital Mutua Terrassa Terrassa Spain 3Critical Care Unit Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli Buenos Aires Argentina Corresponding author Arnaldo Dubin arnaldodubin@ Received 25 Oct 2005 Revisions requested 19 Dec 2005 Revisions received 2 Jan 2006 Accepted 13 Feb 2006 Published 8 Mar 2006 Critical Care 2006 10 R43 doi cc4852 This article is online at http content 10 2 R43 2006 Mignini et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access Abstract Introduction Invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring is a common practice in intensive care units ICUs . Accuracy of invasive blood pressure monitoring is crucial in evaluating the cardiocirculatory system and adjusting drug therapy for hemodynamic support. However the best site for catheter insertion is controversial. Lack of definitive information in critically ill patients makes it difficult to establish guidelines for daily practice in intensive care. We hypothesize that peripheral and central mean arterial blood pressures are interchangeable in critically ill patients. Methods This is a prospective observational study carried out in a surgical-medical ICU in a teaching hospital. Fifty-five critically ill patients with clinical indication of invasive arterial pressure monitoring were included in the study. No interventions were made. Simultaneous measurements were registered in central
