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

doi:10.1186/cc2852

Critical Care
Volume 8
Issue 3

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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

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.