Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 388-393 , June 2008

The Accuracy of the Vigileo/FloTrac Continuous Cardiac Output Monitor

  • Andreas Zimmermann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andreas Zimmermann, MD, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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  • Christine Kufner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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  • Stephan Hofbauer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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  • Joachim Steinwendner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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  • Wolfgang Hitzl, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Office, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
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  • Gerhard Fritsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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  • Roland Schistek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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  • Michael Kirnbauer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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  • Gernot Pauser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria

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PII: S1053-0770(07)00366-7

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.11.001

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 388-393 , June 2008

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