Organ injury and impairment are commonly observed in patients with acute heart failure
(AHF), and congestion is an essential pathophysiological mechanism of impaired organ …

Advanced haemodynamic monitoring remains a cornerstone in the management of the
critically ill. While rates of pulmonary artery catheter use have been declining, there has …

Introduction We sought to examine the cardiac consequences of early administration of
norepinephrine in severely hypotensive sepsis patients hospitalized in a medical intensive …

The newly introduced Nexfin® device allows analysis of the blood pressure trace produced
by a non‐invasive finger cuff. We compared the cardiac output derived from the Nexfin and …

Septic shock is characterized by circulatory compromise, microcirculatory alterations and
mitochondrial damage, which all reduce cellular energy production. In order to reduce the …

While the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is still interesting in specific situations, there are
many alternatives. A group of experts from different backgrounds discusses their respective …

Introduction. Nexfin (Bmeye, Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a noninvasive cardiac output (CO)
monitor based on finger arterial pulse contour analysis. The aim of this study was to validate …

Background To assess the agreement between transpulmonary thermodilution (TPT) and
critical care echocardiography (CCE) in ventilated patients with septic shock. Methods …

Sepsis is defined as a kind of life‐threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
immune response to infection and is a leading cause of mortality in the intensive care unit …

Introduction In sepsis, the reduced systemic vascular resistance (SVR) can lead to a
compensatory increase in cardiac output (CO). This may mimic a normal cardiac function …