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

Rupert M Pearse1 email, Kashif Ikram2 and John Barry2

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

2Marketing Department, LiDCO Ltd, Cambridge, UK

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Critical Care 2004, 8:190-195doi: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.


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