Clinical evaluation of the flotrac/vigileo™ system for continuous cardiac output monitoring in patients undergoing regional anesthesia for elective cesarean section: a pilot study

Clinical evaluation of the flotrac/vigileo™ system for continuous cardiac output monitoring in patients undergoing regional anesthesia for elective cesarean section: a pilot study

BACKGROUND: Spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery may cause severe maternal hypotension and a decrease in cardiac output. Compared to assessment of cardiac output via a pulmonary artery catheter, the FloTrac/Vigileo™ system may offer a less invasive technique. The aim of this study was to evaluate...

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Main Authors: José Otavio Costa Auler Junior, Marcelo L.A. Torres, Mônica M. Cardoso, Thais C Tebaldi, André P. Schmidt, Mario M. Kondo, Marcelo Zugaib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2010-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
FloTrac/Vigileo™
Cardiac output
Stroke volume
Cesarean section
Spinal anesthesia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000800009

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