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related to clot formation within the circuit, overocclusion of the roller pump, or use of a centrifugal pump. Hyperbilirubinemia ...

to play a role in the lowered LVSF. Pneumothorax and pericardial tamponade are life threatening intrathoracic complications whic ...

Haley, M.J., et al., Percutaneous distal perfusion of the lower extremity after femoral cannulation for venoarterial extracorpo ...

Baumgart, S., et al., Right common carotid artery reconstruction after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: vascular imaging, c ...

Chapter 6 MONITORING IN THE ICU Aaron R. Jensen, MD, MEd David W. Bliss, MD I. INTRODUCTION Continuous monitoring is one of the ...

blood pressure may not be interpreted to signify adequate cardiac output or perfusion just as normal urine output may not equate ...

A catheter-tipped microtransducer (Camino ICP Bolt, or Codman MicroSensor) can be placed into the parenchyma, epidural space, su ...

prognostic data are not yet available. The main limitation is the local measurement of oxygenation. If the catheter is not place ...

Absolute normal values of NIRS saturation are not known, though following the trend can provide valuable information. Surface to ...

electrodes to be placed on the scalp for at least 12 continuous hours, one may detect subclinical seizures. In the absence of ph ...

activity have yet to be defined. Therefore, while the clinician may obtain an ever- expanding data set with regard to neurologic ...

Continuous hemoglobin oxygen saturation is a critical piece of data to assess the effectiveness of ICU interventions. The arteri ...

this device also reports heart rate, may be a sensitive indicator of non-perfusing dysrhythmias, and may indicate low cardiac ou ...

motion while a simplified ECG tracks cardiac electrical activity. Thresholds for rate alarms may be set to notify care providers ...

In severe asthma, expiratory time may be inadequate to reach a stable ETCO 2 reflecting mixing of all lung units and may be sig ...

D. Transcutaneous Monitoring Surface monitoring devices may be used in neonates to track both tissue CO 2 and O2 llevels. Each m ...

Cardiac monitoring begins with rhythm and rate evaluation and surrogate measures of function such as blood pressure. As circumst ...

systolic and diastolic pressures are back-calculated. Doppler measurement of blood pressure is highly reliable for ascertaining ...

consists of three components: 1) systolic upstroke, 2) dicrotic notch signifying closure of the aortic valve and 3) diastolic ru ...

that might compromise collateral blood flow (vasculopathies). When these or other future concerns are operant, consideration sho ...