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  • Title: Cardiac output monitoring by echocardiography: should we pass on Swan-Ganz catheters?
    Author: Perrino AC.
    Journal: Yale J Biol Med; 1993; 66(5):397-413. PubMed ID: 7825341.
    Abstract:
    Transesophageal echocardiography offers a noninvasive technique for the continuous monitoring of cardiac performance. The combination of 2-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler velocitometry provide assessment of cardiac anatomy, valve function and, ventricular loading conditions. Although transesophageal echocardiography has become accepted for perioperative monitoring, it is typically used in conjunction with Swan-Ganz catheterization. To supplant Swan-Ganz catheters, an echocardiographic technique to monitor cardiac output is necessary. Despite considerable effort to achieve this goal, a satisfactory technique has been difficult to realize. This paper discusses the role of cardiac output monitoring in perioperative care and critically examines echocardiographic techniques for cardiac output monitoring.
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