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Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 42(01): 040-046
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718387
Review Article

Noninvasive Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit

Daniel De Backer
1   Department of Intensive Care, CHIREC Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Jean-Louis Vincent
2   Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Abstract

There has been considerable development in the field of noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring in recent years. Multiple devices have been proposed to assess blood pressure, cardiac output, and tissue perfusion. All have their own advantages and disadvantages and selection should be based on individual patient requirements and disease severity and adjusted according to ongoing patient evolution.

Keywords

microcirculation - pulse wave analysis - echocardiography - blood lactate


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16 October 2020

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