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Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring of Aortic and Pulmonary Artery Hemodynamics in a Large Animal Model of ARDS
Published on: November 26, 2018
Beyond Conventional Hemodynamic Monitoring-Monitoring to Improve Our Understanding of Disease Process and
Michelle Ramírez1, Mjaye L Mazwi2, Ronald A Bronicki3
1Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Langone Medical Center, Hassenfeld Children's Hospital, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Abstract:
Monitoring the hemodynamic state of patients is a hallmark of any intensive care environment. However, no single monitoring strategy can provide all the necessary data to paint the entire picture of the state of a patient; each monitor has strengths and weaknesses, advantages, and limitations. We review the currently available hemodynamic monitors used in pediatric critical care units using a clinical scenario. This provides the reader with a construct to understand the progression from basic to more advanced monitoring modalities and how they serve to inform the practitioner at the bedside.
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