The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability to measure central hemodynamics and heart-lung interactions non-invasively by electrical impedance tomography and compare it to clinically established hemodynamic monitoring.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability to measure central hemodynamics and heart-lung interactions non-invasively by electrical impedance tomography and compare it to clinically established hemodynamic monitoring.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
volume loading according to functional parameters of cardiac preload, i.e. stroke volume variations measured by arterial pulse contour analysis
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Ability to assess volume responsiveness by electrical impedance tomography
Assessment of volume responsiveness by electrical impedance tomography in mechanically ventilated patients by measurement of stroke volume variations under stepwise volume loading
Time frame: within 3 hrs after surgical procedure
precision of estimation of non invasive measurement of stroke volume variation
precision of estimation of non invasive measurement of stroke volume variation by electrical impedance tomography in comparison to clinically established, invasive advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices
Time frame: within 3 hours after surgery
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