Key result
Femoral artery thermodilution yields ~0.19 L/min/m2 higher cardiac index than PACs, providing an acceptable bedside alternative.
Why the study?
The agreement between pulmonary artery and femoral artery thermodilution measurements of cardiac index in paediatric intensive care patients was assessed to evaluate the COLD method as an alternative to PAC.
Does femoral artery (COLD) thermodilution provide comparable cardiac index measurements to pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution in paediatric intensive care patients?
Population
Paediatric intensive care patients
Comparison
Femoral artery (COLD) thermodilution vs pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution
Design
Observational agreement study
Authors
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May offer bedside alternative for cardiac index in pediatric ICU; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Observational
Does femoral artery (COLD) thermodilution provide comparable cardiac index measurements to pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution in paediatric intensive care patients?
Mean Difference: 0.19
Femoral artery thermodilution provides an acceptable alternative to the pulmonary artery catheter for bedside measurement of cardiac index in pediatric intensive care patients.
McLuckie et al. (1996) conducted an observational in Paediatric intensive care patients. Femoral artery (COLD) thermodilution vs. Pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) thermodilution was evaluated on Agreement in cardiac index (CI) measurements (Mean difference 0.19 l/min-1 m-2). Femoral artery (COLD) thermodilution yielded slightly higher cardiac index values than pulmonary artery catheters (mean difference 0.19 l/min/m2), providing an acceptable bedside alternative.