Table 2 Overview of hemodynamic monitoring techniques

PAC

Vigilance™

Right heart catheterization

■ ■ ■

Response time up to 12 minutes

CVP PCWP

-

Specific catheter for continuous measurement available

Pulse wave analysis

Calibrated

PiCCOplus™

Thermistor-tipped arterial catheter Central venous line

■ ■

Response time 3 seconds

CVP GEDV EVLW

SVV PPV

Specific catheter for continuous Measurement available

LiDCOplus™

Lithium dilution set

■□

Beat-by-beat

-

SVV PPV

-

EV1000™/

Thermistor-tipped

■ ■

NA

CVP

SVV

Specific catheter

VolumeView™*

arterial catheter

GEDV

for continuous

Central venous line

EVLW

Measurement available

Uncalibrated

FloTrac/Vigileo™

Specific arterial pressure sensor

■

Response time 20 seconds

-

SVV

Specific catheter for continuous Measurement available

LiDCOrapid™

Regular arterial line

■

Beat-by-beat

-

SVV PPV

-

PulsioFlex™*

Regular arterial line Specific sensor

■

NA

-

SVV PPV

Specific catheter for continuous Measurement available

PRAM MostCare^®

Specific arterial kit

■

Beat-by-beat

-

SVV PPV

-

Nexfin™HD

Specific pressure

□

Beat-by-beat

-

-

-

sensors

Doppler

TE

CardioQ™

Esophageal

■

Limitation:

-

-

-

Flowprobe

probe

positioning

TT

USCOM™

Flowprobe

■

Intermittent

-

-

-

Applied Fick principle

Partial CO₂ rebreathing

NiCO™

Rebreating loop

■

Up-date every 3'

-

-

-

Dye dilution

DDG analyzer^®

Specific sensor

■

Intermittent

-

-

-

Bioimpedance/Bioreactance

Endotracheal bioimpedance

ECOM™

Specific endotracheal tube, arterial line

■

Continuous

-

-

-

Thoracic/whole body bioimpedance

BioZ^®

Specific electrodes

□

Continuous

-

-

-

Thoracic bioreactance

NICOM™

Specific electrodes

□

Continuous

-

SVV

-