Non-invasive Cardiac Output by Transthoracic Electrical Bioimpedence in Post-cardiac Surgery Patients: Comparison with Thermodilution Method |
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Authors: | Arunodaya R. Gujjar MBBS DM K. Muralidhar MD Sanjay Banakal MD Ratan Gupta MD Talakad N. Sathyaprabha MD P. S. Jairaj MD FRACS |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, India, grarunoday@yahoo.co.in. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) cardiac output (CO) is being explored increasingly as a non-invasive alternative to the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC). This study compared TEB-CO measured using a new instrument - NICOMON (Larsen & Toubro Ltd. India) with thermodilution (Td) CO in post-cardiac surgery patients. METHODS: Postoperative cardiac surgical patients requiring a PAC for their management were studied. TEB-CO was measured by passing a 4 mA RMS alternating current across the chest and measuring the analog bioimpedence across the thorax. Kubicek equation was used to estimate TEB-CO. Td-CO was measured using a PAC. Bland-Altman analysis was used to compare paired data. RESULTS: One hundred and ninety-seven pairs of CO measurements were made by the two methods among 35 patients. Mean TEB-CO was 5.15 +/- 1.27 l/min and mean Td-CO was 5.22 +/- 1.28 l/min. Pearson correlation coefficient (r) for these measurements was 0.856 (P < 0.01), with bias -0.0651 l and precision: +/-1.37 l/min. The percentage error of measurement of this precision was 26.44%. Cardiac index also correlated among the two methods (r = 0.789; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Thoracic electrical bioimpedance cardiac output compares favorably with thermodilution method among post-cardiac surgery patients. Further studies are indi- cated with this instrument to validate its efficacy in various clinical situations and utility in monitoring hemodynamic interventions. |
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Keywords: | Thoracic electrical bioimpedance Bioimpedance cardiac output Cardiac output Noninvasive cardiac output |
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