Validation of the USCOM-1A cardiac output monitor in hemodynamic unstable intensive care patients (original) (raw)

The study evaluates the accuracy of the USCOM-1A cardiac output monitor in comparison to the pulmonary artery catheter in hemodynamically unstable intensive care patients. It involved 25 adult ICU patients, with the USCOM demonstrating a good correlation with traditional thermodilution methods, particularly in clinically significant ranges, despite some underestimation at high cardiac output levels. The findings suggest that the non-invasive USCOM can adequately distinguish between different shock types in ICU settings.