The estimation of cardiac output by the Nexfin device is of poor reliability for tracking the effects of a fluid challenge

Xavier Monnet, Fabien Picard, Elsa Lidzborski, Malcie Mesnil, Jacques Duranteau, Christian Richard, Jean–Louis Teboul

Critical Care · 2012 · 89 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

The estimation of CI by the Nexfin device in critically ill patients is not reliable, neither for estimating absolute values of CI nor for tracking its changes during volume expansion.

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