Table of Contents
Operator´s Manual PiCCO
2
Page
Version 3.1 III
Table of Contents
About this Manual ................................................................................................................................... II
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... III
List of Figures ...................................................................................................................................... VII
A General Information ..................................................................................................................... A-1
1 Intended Use ............................................................................................................................ A-1
2 Indications ................................................................................................................................ A-1
3 Contraindications ..................................................................................................................... A-2
4 Warnings .................................................................................................................................. A-3
5 Safety instructions .................................................................................................................... A-5
B Principles of Measurement and Parameters .............................................................................. B-1
1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. B-1
2 Transpulmonary Thermodilution Technique ............................................................................. B-2
2.1 Principle .................................................................................................................................................. B-2
2.2 Transpulmonary Cardiac Output ............................................................................................................ B-2
2.3 Transpulmonary volume determination .................................................................................................. B-3
2.3.1 GEDV / ITBV ........................................................................................................................... B-3
2.3.2 EVLW ...................................................................................................................................... B-4
2.3.3 Additional Thermodilution Parameters .................................................................................... B-4
3 Continuous Pulse Contour Analysis ......................................................................................... B-5
3.1 Principle .................................................................................................................................................. B-5
3.2 Calibration of the Pulse Contour Cardiac Output ................................................................................... B-5
3.3 Continuous haemodynamic determination ............................................................................................. B-6
3.3.1 MAP / CVP / HR ...................................................................................................................... B-6
3.3.2 PCCO ...................................................................................................................................... B-6
3.3.3 SVV / PPV ............................................................................................................................... B-7
3.3.4 SVR ......................................................................................................................................... B-7
3.3.5 CPO ......................................................................................................................................... B-7
3.3.6 dPmx ....................................................................................................................................... B-7
4 Central venous oximetry .......................................................................................................... B-8
4.1 Principle .................................................................................................................................................. B-8
4.2 Determination of ScvO
2
.......................................................................................................................... B-8
4.3 Oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption: DO
2
and VO
2
...................................................................... B-8