Pulse contour cardiac output system.
Pulse contour cardiac output (PiCCO) represents an interesting alternative to the PAC.
This pulse contour cardiac output monitoring system cannot be calibrated and measures cardiac output (t) from a standard arterial catheter.
⑤ Establish a minimum surround rectangle for the obtained contour, and output the image inside the smallest rectangle.
The authors evaluated the ability of 2 pulse contour cardiac output (CO) techniques to track CO changes during passive leg raising (PLR) to assess fluid loading responsiveness.
In this prospective observational pilot study, the value of changes in pulse contour cardiac output (CO) measurements during mini-fluid challenges is investigated.
To evaluate the effect of intra-aortic counterpulsation on precision, accuracy, and concordance of continuous pulse contour cardiac output determined using LiDCOplus (LiDCO Group, London).
A pulse contour cardiac output catheter (5-Fr PiCCO™ catheter, Pulsion Medical Systems, Munich, Germany) was placed in the left femoral artery to obtain haemodynamic variables.
Simultaneously, five measurement of SVI by floating pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) or Pulse Induced Contour Cardiac Output (PiCCO) themodilution methods were obtained and the mean was recorded.
In this regard, an increase in "pulse contour" cardiac output by more than 10% in response to PLR has been shown to accurately predict volume responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients with spontaneous breathing activity [40, 48].
