Why the study?
Do noninvasive techniques provide reliable estimations of cardiac output in critically ill or high-risk surgical patients?
Population
Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit, or 'high risk' surgical patients in the operating room
Design
Review
Authors
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May support noninvasive CO monitoring in critical care; leaves open prospective validation trials.
Do noninvasive techniques provide reliable estimations of cardiac output in critically ill or high-risk surgical patients?
Noninvasive techniques for measuring cardiac output are reliable and can improve hemodynamic management in critically ill or high-risk surgical patients.
Cholley et al. (2005) studied this question.
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