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SUBMITTER: Broch O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661938 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Broch Ole O Carbonell Jose J Ferrando Carlos C Metzner Malte M Carstens Arne A Albrecht Martin M Gruenewald Matthias M Höcker Jan J Soro Marina M Steinfath Markus M Renner Jochen J Bein Berthold B
BMC anesthesiology 20151126
<h4>Background</h4>Less-invasive and easy to install monitoring systems for continuous estimation of cardiac index (CI) have gained increasing interest, especially in cardiac surgery patients who often exhibit abrupt haemodynamic changes. The aim of the present study was to compare the accuracy of CI by a new semi-invasive monitoring system with transpulmonary thermodilution before and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).<h4>Methods</h4>Sixty-five patients (41 Germany, 24 Spain) scheduled for ele ...[more]