Iced temperature injectate for thermodilution cardiac output determination causes minimal effects on cardiodynamics

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 495
• Main Authors: Fang, H K, Krahmer, R L, Rypins, E B, Law, W R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1996
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Cardiac Output; Female; Hemodynamics; Ice; Male; Stroke Volume; Swine; Temperature; Thermodilution - instrumentation; Thermodilution - methods; Time Factors

Controversy exists regarding the ideal injectate temperature for measuring cardiac output. Iced temperature injectate gives a higher signal/noise ratio and less variability in the measured cardiac output. Thus, less volume and fewer measurements are required. Advocates of room temperature injectate...