Two Methods of Hemodynamic and Volume Status Assessment in Critically Ill Patients: A Study of Disagreement

Conclusions:
The lack of concordance between PAC and AWA in critically ill surgical patients undergoing active resuscitation raises doubts regarding the interchangeability and relative accuracy of these modalities in clinical use. Lack of awareness of these limitations can lead to errors in clinical decision making when managing critically ill patients.

Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - January 4, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Eiferman, D. S., Davido, H. T., Howard, J. M., Gerckens, J., Evans, D. C., Cook, C. H., Stawicki, S. P. A. Tags: Review of a Large Clinical Series Source Type: research