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Table 3 Characteristics and number of catheters in each centre

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

Centre

Country

Academic

Type of ICU

Patients

PAC

PiCCO

1

Australia

Yes

General

91

45

49

2

Japan

No

Emergency

36

36

0

3

Australia

No

General

61

18

47

4

UK

Yes

Liver

51

0

51

5

Belgium

Yes

General

26

26

0

6

Australia

Yes

General

19

4

16

7

Australia

No

General

4

1

3

8

Australia

Yes

General

43

20

26

Total

   

331

150

192

  1. ICU, intensive care unit; PAC, pulmonary artery catheter; PiCCO, pulse contour cardiac output.