Does Thermodilution CI better predict mortality compared to estimated Fick CI?
Thermodilution provides better mortality prediction than estimated Fick and should be the preferred method for cardiac output measurement in clinical practice.
There is only modest agreement between Td and eFick CI estimates. Thermodilution CI better predicts mortality and should be favored over eFick in clinical practice.
Opotowsky et al. (Wed,) studied this question.