Catheter Thrombus Artifactually Decreases Thermodilution Cardiac Output Measurements

Abstract

Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, October 1982, Las Vegas, Nevada. Address correspondence to Dr. Bjoraker, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals, 1405 East Ann Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Accepted for publication June 24, 1983.