thermodilution calculates cardiac output

  • related: Cardiology
  • tags: #literature #cardiology
  • While Fick is gold standard for CO assessment, in ICU thermodilution is usually used
  • thermodilution can be done with either pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) or other less invasive techniques
  • thermodilution uses room temperature or cold saline with assessment of temperature as the fluid passes by the catheter.

  • In low cardiac output state, larger area under neath curve
  • high cardiac output: smaller area

  • less invasive techniques