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Table 1

From: Femoral central venous catheter (CVC) versus internal jugular CVC for assessment of haemodynamic parameters by transpulmonary thermodilution using pulse contour cardiac output

Haemodynamic parameter

Internal jugular central venous catheter

Femoral central venous catheter

% difference

Significance

Intrathoracic blood volume index (ml/m2)

1059

1345

27

< 0.001

Extravascular lung water index (ml/kg)

14.2

15.8

12

0.049

Cardiac index (ml/m2)

4.05

4.06

<1

0.92