Clinical review: Does it matter which hemodynamic monitoring system is used?

Table 2 Systems allowing for monitoring dynamic parameters of fluid responsiveness

Dynamic parameter of fluid responsiveness	Monitor available for their display
Systolic pressure variation	Can be eyeballed accurately
Pulse pressure variation	Cannot be eyeballed
	Philips Intellivue Monitors
	LiDCO Rapid
	LiDCO Plus
	PiCCO Plus
	PulsioFlex
	PRAM
	Nexfin
	CNAP
	General Electric Monitors
Stroke volume variation	LiDCO Rapid
	LiDCO Plus
	PiCCO Plus
	Pulsioflex
	PRAM
	Vigileo FloTrac
	EV1000 VolumeView
	ECOM
	BioZ
	NICOM
Pleth variability index	Masimo Radical 7
Passive leg raising	Demonstrated with esophageal Doppler, PiCCO plus, Echocardiography, NICOM, and Vigileo FloTrac

PiCCO plus, Pulsion Medical Systems, Irving, TX, USA; VolumeView, Edwards, Irvine, CA, USA; LiDCO plus, LiDCO Ltd, London, UK; FloTrac, Edwards, Irvine, CA, USA; LidCO Rapid, LiDCO Ltd, London, UK; Pulsioflex, Pulsion Medical Systems, Irving, TX, USA; PRAM, Multiple Suppliers; Nexfin, BMEye, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cardio Q, Deltex Medical Limited, Chichester, West Sussex, UK; USCOM, Uscom, Sydney, Australia; NiCOM, Cheetah Medical, Tel Aviv, Israel; ECOM, ConMed, Irvine, CA, USA; BioZ, CardioDynamics, San Diego, CA, USA; CNAP, CNS Systems, Graz, Austria; General Electric Monitors, General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; EV1000 VolumeView, Edwards, Irvine, CA, USA; Masimo Radical 7, Masimo, Irvine, CA, USA; esophageal Doppler, Deltex Medical Limited, Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Echocardiography, Multiple Suppliers.

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