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Equipment review: An appraisal of the LiDCO™plus method of measuring cardiac output

Rupert M Pearse1*, Kashif Ikram2 and John Barry2

Author Affiliations

1 Specialist Registrar in Intensive Care Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, St James' Wing, St. George's Hospital, London, UK

2 Marketing Department, LiDCO Ltd, Cambridge, UK

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Critical Care 2004, 8:190-195 doi:10.1186/cc2852

Published: 5 May 2004

Abstract

The LiDCO™plus system is a minimally/non-invasive technique of continuous cardiac output measurement. In common with all cardiac output monitors this technology has both strengths and weaknesses. This review discusses the technological basis of the device and its clinical application.

Keywords:
cardiac output; measurement