Does continuous measurement of cardiac output using APCO or CCO provide comparable results to ICO in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit?
APCO and CCO are valid continuous alternatives to ICO for measuring cardiac output in critically ill patients.
In critically ill patients in the intensive care unit, continuous measurement of cardiac output using either APCO or CCO is comparable with ICO. Further study in more homogeneous populations may refine specific situations where APCO reliability is strongest.
McGee et al. (Wed,) studied this question.