Cardiac output measurements via echocardiography versus thermodilution: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Echocardiography, as a noninvasive hemodynamic evaluation technique, is frequently used in critically ill patients. Different opinions exist regarding whether it can be interchanged with traditional invasive means, such as the pulmonary artery catheter thermodilution (TD) technique. This systematic...

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Main Authors: Yun Zhang, Yan Wang, Jing Shi, Zhiqiang Hua, Jinyu Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222105