The goal of invasive hemodynamic monitoring is to evaluate the components of oxygen delivery and consumption. Parameters obtained from the physiologic profile are used to assess and optimize oxygen delivery to meet the tissue needs of the critically ill patient. Oxygen delivery is defined as cardiac output multiplied by the arterial oxygen content. Research has demonstrated that adequate increases in oxygen delivery improve survival. The primary intervention for optimizing oxygen delivery is appropriate fluid resuscitation. Classic endpoints of adequate fluid resuscitation have been pressure-based parameters, which possess many inherent assumptions. Current clinical issues are directed toward assessment of the patient’s status in relation to the oxygen supply-and-demand balance. Identification of therapeutic interventions to achieve the goal of increasing oxygen delivery are paramount. Evaluation of the role of the right ventricle (RV) in biventricular performance and incorporation of volumetric measurements to assess the critically ill patient are presented
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1 February 1993
Physiologic Monitoring|
February 01 1993
Right Ventricular Volumetric Monitoring
Jan M. Headley, RN, BS;
From the Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Edwards Critical-Care Division, Irvine, California.
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Marcy L. Diethorn, RN, MSN
Marcy L. Diethorn, RN, MSN
From the Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Edwards Critical-Care Division, Irvine, California.
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AACN Adv Crit Care (1993) 4 (1): 120–133.
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Jan M. Headley, Marcy L. Diethorn; Right Ventricular Volumetric Monitoring. AACN Adv Crit Care 1 February 1993; 4 (1): 120–133. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/15597768-1993-1010
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