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Pulmonary Artery Thermodilution

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The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) has lost its popularity during the last years giving way to supposedly less invasive hemodynamic monitoring devices such as transpulmonary thermodilution techniques, pulse contour analysis, and echocardiography. Nevertheless, it is still the gold standard for cardiac output measurements via pulmonary artery thermodilution (PATD). Furthermore, a PAC is the only device offering the possibility to assess and monitor pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular function continuously. PATD is valuable in situations where a comprehensive view of the hemodynamic situation is needed.

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Zitzmann, A., Reuter, D.A., Löser, B. (2021). Pulmonary Artery Thermodilution. In: Kirov, M.Y., Kuzkov, V.V., Saugel, B. (eds) Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring: Basics and New Horizons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71752-0_6

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