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BACKGROUND:This study compares cardiac output (CO) measurements obtained by lithium dilution (LiDCO), pulse power analysis (PulseCO), and continuous thermodilution (CTD) with bolus thermodilution (BTD) in ponies. METHODS:Eight isoflurane-anaesthetized Shetland ponies received xylazine, ketamine, and midazolam infusions (0.3, 1.2, and 0.018 mg kg(-1) h(-1), respectively). CO was measured with BTD, CTD, LiDCO, and PulseCO. Lithium was injected into the jugular vein and blood was sampled from the facial artery for lithium detection and this artery was also used for PulseCO. Measurements were obtained during four stable haemodynamic conditions in the following order: isoflurane 1% (end-tidal concentration), isoflurane 2%, isoflurane 1%, and isoflurane 1%+dobutamine 5 µg kg(-1) min(-1). RESULTS:The bias (2 sd) was 2.5 (2.1) and 0.5 (2.9) litre min(-1) for LiDCO-BTD and for CTD-BTD comparisons, respectively. The limits of agreement were wider than ±30%; therefore, interchangeability was rejected for both comparisons. A possible error in LiDCO might explain the bias observed because CTD-BTD comparison showed less bias. Changes in PulseCO did not correlate with those of BTD and a weak correlation (r(2)=0.23; P=0.018) and concordance (Pc=0.42) was found between CTD and BTD. CONCLUSIONS:This is the first study to show a large bias for LiDCO-BTD comparison in animals receiving xylazine, ketamine, and midazolam infusions. The trending abilities of neither PulseCO nor CTD were reliable. Further studies are needed to elucidate possible influences of drugs on the accuracy of the LiDCOplus system.
journal_name
Br J Anaesthjournal_title
British journal of anaesthesiaauthors
Ambrisko TD,Coppens P,Kabes R,Moens Ydoi
10.1093/bja/aes269subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-12-01 00:00:00pages
864-9issue
6eissn
0007-0912issn
1471-6771pii
S0007-0912(17)31591-Xjournal_volume
109pub_type
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/bja/aev134
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
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doi:10.1093/bja/72.3.358
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
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更新日期:1979-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
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更新日期:1982-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/71.5.736
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/79.6.810
更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/52.11.1107
更新日期:1980-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/69.2.206
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1093/bja/aep239
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A variant of a rebreathing/indicator-dilution technique was used to measure lung volume. Two or three indicators, which should have essentially the same pulmonary volume of distribution, were used. Gas compositions were measured by respiratory mass spectrometry and an extrapolation was used to allow for oxygen consump...
journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/56.3.289
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/80.3.365
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/65.3.319
更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The plasma decay of atracurium besylate was examined in two groups of six patients. Group I received atracurium 0.6 mg kg-1 and group II 0.3 mg kg-1 as a single bolus dose i.v. The plasma concentrations were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. An individual two-compartment pharmacokinetic model was use...
journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/55.2.113
更新日期:1983-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/77.2.172
更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1093/bja/aer386
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1992-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1991-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/76.1.99
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
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更新日期:2001-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/82.1.74
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/bja/aen025
更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/bja/49.3.277
更新日期:1977-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:British journal of anaesthesia
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/bja/aeh066
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00