Error in thermodilution cardiac output measurement caused by variation in syringe volume
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
- Vol. 2 (4) , 415-417
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.1810020417
Abstract
It is important to measure the exact volume of 5% dextrose injected when thermodilution cardiac output determinations are made. The marked volume on plastic syringes and their variability may contribute to a small but significant error in the results.Keywords
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