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Published on: May 2, 2016
Presentation of a novel method to estimate analog mean systemic filling pressure based on cardiac power
Enrique Monares-Zepeda1,2, Christopher Barrera-Hoffmann3,4, Ulises Wilfrido Cerón-Díaz5,6
1Critical Care Medicine, Coordination of Intensive Therapy and Hemodynamics in Secondary-Level Hospitals, IMSS Bienestar, México City, México. enrique_monares@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Mean systemic filling pressure (MSFP) is a critical hemodynamic parameter for managing critically ill patients. Existing estimation methods either require invasive procedures or assume constant vascular resistances, limiting their applicability in clinical settings. We propose a novel method to estimate MSFP using cardiac power (CP), this method was developed in a cohort of 50 patients, validated in a different cohort of 50 patients, and tested in a historical cohort of 21 patients, showing a high correlation (r = 0.95 - 0.90) and agreement with Parkin analog Mean Systemic Filling Pressure (MSFPa) method. In brief MSFPe = (3.3*CP) + 2.2 + CVP. Our method provides an accurate, non-invasive bedside approach for estimating MSFP, facilitating hemodynamic assessment in critically ill patients and opening new research avenues on vascular resistance dynamics.

