OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare hemodynamic data derived from the transesophageal Doppler monitor (Medicina TECO, Berkshire, United Kingdom) against those obtained from a pulmonary artery catheter after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). DESIGN: Prospective, nonrandomized, clinical study. SETTING: Single, tertiary referral center. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-five adult patients. INTERVENTIONS: Cardiac output and hemodynamic variables were measured and compared at 4 predefined time points in patients undergoing elective off-pump CABG surgery from January 2003 through June 2003. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS: A total of 140 pairs for cardiac output (CO) data were obtained. Transesophageal cardiac output (TECO) values ranged from 1.9 to 8.7 L/min. Thermodilution cardiac output (TDCO) values ranged from 2.7 to 7.6 L/min. Matched measurements were made with each patient at intervals of 30 minutes. Bland-Altman analysis revealed a mean bias of 1.18 +/- 1.36 L/min, with a correlation (r) of 0.593 (p < 0.000) between TECO and TDCO. Similarly poor correlation was observed among cardiac index (r = 0.523), stroke volume (r = 0.615), systemic vascular resistance (r = 0.595), left ventricular stroke work index (r = 0.594), and right ventricular stroke work index (r = 0.590) measured by an esophageal Doppler monitor against a pulmonary artery catheter. CONCLUSION: A transesophageal Doppler device (Medicina TECO) cannot be relied on as a sole method for monitoring cardiac output and derived hemodynamic variables in patients after CABG surgery.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare hemodynamic data derived from the transesophageal Doppler monitor (Medicina TECO, Berkshire, United Kingdom) against those obtained from a pulmonary artery catheter after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). DESIGN: Prospective, nonrandomized, clinical study. SETTING: Single, tertiary referral center. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-five adult patients. INTERVENTIONS: Cardiac output and hemodynamic variables were measured and compared at 4 predefined time points in patients undergoing elective off-pump CABG surgery from January 2003 through June 2003. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS: A total of 140 pairs for cardiac output (CO) data were obtained. Transesophageal cardiac output (TECO) values ranged from 1.9 to 8.7 L/min. Thermodilution cardiac output (TDCO) values ranged from 2.7 to 7.6 L/min. Matched measurements were made with each patient at intervals of 30 minutes. Bland-Altman analysis revealed a mean bias of 1.18 +/- 1.36 L/min, with a correlation (r) of 0.593 (p < 0.000) between TECO and TDCO. Similarly poor correlation was observed among cardiac index (r = 0.523), stroke volume (r = 0.615), systemic vascular resistance (r = 0.595), left ventricular stroke work index (r = 0.594), and right ventricular stroke work index (r = 0.590) measured by an esophageal Doppler monitor against a pulmonary artery catheter. CONCLUSION: A transesophageal Doppler device (Medicina TECO) cannot be relied on as a sole method for monitoring cardiac output and derived hemodynamic variables in patients after CABG surgery.
Authors: Massimo Antonelli; Mitchell Levy; Peter J D Andrews; Jean Chastre; Leonard D Hudson; Constantine Manthous; G Umberto Meduri; Rui P Moreno; Christian Putensen; Thomas Stewart; Antoni Torres Journal: Intensive Care Med Date: 2007-04 Impact factor: 17.440
Authors: Osama A El Sharkawy; Emad K Refaat; Abdel Elmoniem M Ibraheem; Wafiya R Mahdy; Nirmeen A Fayed; Wesam S Mourad; Hanaa S Abd Elhafez; Khaled A Yassen Journal: Saudi J Anaesth Date: 2013-10