Noninvasive cardiac output and blood pressure monitoring cannot replace an invasive monitoring system in critically ill patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Monitoring of cardiac output and blood pressure are standard procedures in critical care medicine. Traditionally, invasive techniques like pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) and arterial catheters are widely used. Invasiveness bears man...

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Main Authors: Cottini Silvia R, Neff Thomas A, Lenherr Renato, Stocker Reto, Stover John F, Zoller Bernhard, Béchir Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/9/6