Journal of clinical monitoring and computing
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2007
Comparative StudyReliability of continuous pulse contour cardiac output measurement during hemodynamic instability.
Arterial pulse contour analysis is gaining widespread acceptance as a monitor of continuous cardiac output (CO). While this type of CO measurement is thought to provide acceptable continuous measurements, only a few studies have tested its accuracy and repeatability under unstable hemodynamic conditions. We compared continuous CO measurement using the pulse contour method (PCCO) before and after calibration with intermittent transpulmonary thermodilution cardiac output (TpCO). ⋯ In hemodynamically stable pigs, both pre- and post-calibration PCCO measurements agreed well with the intermittent transpulmonary thermodilution technique. However, during hemodynamic instability, and pre-calibration PCCO values had wide limits of agreement compared with TpCO. This was reflected by larger coefficients of variation for PCCO in hemodynamic instability. The error of PCCO measurement improved markedly after calibration, with bias and limits of agreement within clinically acceptable limits.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2007
Summative software evaluation of a therapeutic guideline assistance system for empiric antimicrobial therapy in ICU.
While developing the patient data management system ICUData in close cooperation with the software company (IMESO GmbH, Hüttenberg, Germany), a therapeutic guideline assistance system for empiric antimicrobial therapy in ICU (called "Antibiotic Wizard") could be introduced and integrated into the existing software. After its introduction into clinical routine, the first version was to be tested, checked for usability and compared to other software products with the help of the IsoMetrics(s) inventory (based on the EN ISO 9241-10 for computer-assisted workflows). ⋯ In generally, the usability of the "Antibiotic Wizard" was deemed good. Some weaknesses were found in the fields of "Error tolerance" and "Controllability". These problems will be corrected in future versions.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2007
Comparative StudyCardiac output derived from left ventricular pressure during conductance catheter evaluations: an extended Modelflow method.
The Modelflow method computes cardiac output (CO) from arterial pressure (CO-MFao) by simulating a non-linear three-element Windkessel model of aortic input impedance. We present a novel technique to apply the Modelflow method to the left ventricular pressure (Plv) signal, to obtain an estimation of CO (CO-MFlv). ⋯ Cardiac output estimates by the modelflow method from aortic pressure and left ventricular pressure are interchangeable in patients without mitral and aortic abnormalities. After an initial calibration, CO-MFlv presents near zero bias and an adequate precision.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2007
Blood gas measurements using the Bayer Rapid Point 405: are we basing our decisions on accurate data?
Therapeutic decisions in the Operating Room (OR) are often made based solely upon results obtained from arterial blood gas machines. We evaluated how precise and accurate the results obtained from Bayer Rapid Point 405 (RP405) were vis-à-vis those of our blood gas laboratory and if they met the standards of the members of the anesthesia department. ⋯ Anesthesiologists must be confident that the information they receive is accurate in the context of rapidly changing clinical status. Our results show that the RP405 analyzers produce reliable measurements.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Aug 2007
Comparative StudyEvaluation of finger and forehead pulse oximeters during mild hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the four combination of pulse oximeters (POs) and monitoring sites, the Nihon Kohden BSS-9800 (N), the Masimo SET Radical (M), the Nellcor N550 D-25 (N-D) and the Nellcor N550 Max-Fast (N-MF) in patients with peripheral hypoperfusion. ⋯ The results suggested that N-D is most useful among four combinations of POs and monitoring sites tested in this study for monitoring SpO2 during hypoperfusion. The superiority of N-MF during hypoperfusion was not evident in the present study.