From: Pulmonary artery catheter versus pulse contour analysis: a prospective epidemiological study
 | All | PiCCO | PAC | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnostic groups | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   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 |