Deciding when hemodynamic monitoring is appropriate. How will the data affect your diagnostic or therapeutic approach?

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-1993

Abstract

Hemodynamic data can be used to differentiate a variety of cardiopulmonary disorders, including right ventricular dysfunction, massive pulmonary embolism, and precapillary pulmonary hypertension. In patients with acute pulmonary edema, low-output states, or shock, hemodynamic measurements can help guide therapy; they also provide a precise estimate of a patient's response to vasoactive or inotropic drugs. Consider a flotation catheter for patients with complicated MIs, critically ill patients with multiorgan or major organ dysfunction, and high-risk cardiac patients undergoing surgery.

Volume

8

Issue

9

First Page

1053

Last Page

1061

ISSN

1040-0257

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

10146390

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article

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