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Table 2 Diagnostic groups and reasons for catheter insertion

From: Pulmonary artery catheter versus pulse contour analysis: a prospective epidemiological study

 

All

PiCCO

PAC

p value

Diagnostic groups

    

   Cardiac

41.4%

28.1%

60.7%

<0.0001

   Respiratory

23.9%

26.6%

19.3%

0.12

   Gastrointestinal

10.9%

12.5%

8.7%

0.30

   Hepatic

10.0%

16.1%

2.0%

<0.0001

   Renal

2.7%

2.1%

2.7%

0.73

   Trauma

1.8%

2.6%

0.7%

0.18

   Metabolic

1.5%

1.6%

1.3%

0.86

   Others

7.9%

14.6%

6.7%

0.024

Reasons

    

   Septic shock

44.7%

51.6%

32.0%

0.0003

   Cardiogenic shock

43.8%

36.5%

55.3%

0.0007

   Other types of shock

13.3%

10.9%

15.3%

0.26

   Fluid overload

19.6%

14.1%

25.3%

0.012

   ARDS/ALI

6.0%

4.7%

7.3%

0.36

   PE/PH

1.5%

0.0%

4.0%

0.0067

   Other reasons

4.8%

7.8%

2.0%

0.026

  1. More than one reason could be chosen to diagnose the cause of shock or hypoxemia. ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; PAC, pulmonary artery catheter; PE, pulmonary embolism; PH, pulmonary hypertension; PiCCO, pulse contour cardiac output.