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Table 2 Comparison between the three methods restricted to the very stable period

From: Comparison between Flotrac-Vigileo and Bioreactance, a totally noninvasive method for cardiac output monitoring

 

Maximum

Minimum

Mean

SD

CO values

    

   PAC-CCO

8.7

2.5

4.8

1.4

   NICOM™

10.2

2.1

4.8

1.4

   FloTrac-Vigileo™

11.2

1.0

5.0*

1.2

Differences in CO

    

   Vigileo™ – PAC-CCO

4.8

-3.0

0.1

0.9

   NICOM™ – PAC-CCO

5.3

-2.7

0.0†

1.0

   NICOM™ – Vigileo™

4.1

-5.1

-0.1

1.2

Relative errors

    

   Vigileo™

0.97

0.0

0.16

0.12

   NICOM™

1.15

0.0

0.17†

0.12

  1. Relative error = (tested CO – PAC-CCO)/PAC-CCO.
  2. * P < 0.05 vs. PAC-CCO, † P < 0.05 for NICOM™ vs. Vigileo™
  3. CO = cardiac output; SD = standard deviation.
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