12 Monitoring Cardiac Output
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* currently not available in the U.S.A. or in clinical environments under FDA control.
Using the C.O.Procedure Window
The procedure window displays up to six trials (measurement curves) with the trial number and the
C.O. value under the thermodilution curve. When you open the window, a line of pop-up keys
automatically appears to let you carry out C.O.-related tasks. This example shows the procedure
window for the transpulmonary (PiCCO) Method. The window may be configured to look slightly
different on your monitor.
To open the procedure window,
•Select
Cardiac Output in the Setup C.O. or Setup CCO menu, or
• Select the
Cardiac Output SmartKey on the Screen, if configured, or
• Press the START hardkey on the front of the C.O. plug-in module, if available, or
• Press a remote start switch, if you are using one.
Measured and Calculated Hemodynamic
Parameters and Indexes
PiCCO Method
(Transpulmonary
Thermodilution)
Right Heart Thermodilution
Continuous?
Main
Screen
HemoCalc
Window
Continuous?
Main
Screen
HemoCalc
Window
Blood Temperature (Tblood) Y Y N Y Y N
C.O./C.I.: Cardiac Output N Y Y N Y Y
CCO/CCI: Continuous Cardiac Output Y Y Y (in the
C.O. field)
Not available
SVR/SVRI: Systemic Vascular Resistance N and Y Y Y N N Y
SV/SI: Stroke Volume/SV Index N and Y Y Y N N Y
SVV: Stroke Volume Variation Y Y Y Not available
*dPmax: Left Ventricular Contractility Index Y Y Y Not available
CFI: Cardiac Function Index N Y Y Not available
PPV: Pulse Pressure Variation Y Y Y Not available
ITBV/ITBVI: Intrathoracic Blood Volume N Y Y Not available
EVLW/EVLWI: Extravascular Lung Water N Y Y Not available
GEDV/GEDVI: Global End-Diastolic Volume N Y Y Not available
*PVPI: Pulmonary Vascular Permeability Index N Y Y Not available
*GEF: Global Ejection Fraction N Y Y Not available
*RLShnt: Right-Left-Shunt Fraction N N N Not available
PVR/PVRI: Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Not available N N Y
LCW/LCWI: Left Cardiac Work N N Y N N Y
RCW/RCWI: Right Cardiac Work Not available N N Y
RVSW/RVSWI: Right Ventricular Stroke Work Not available N N Y