PiCCO2 Nurse Booklet - PULSION Medical Systems SE
PiCCO2 Nurse Booklet - PULSION Medical Systems SE
PiCCO2 Nurse Booklet - PULSION Medical Systems SE
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PiCCO - Transpulmonary Thermodilution (TD)<br />
Bolus<br />
injection<br />
Bolus<br />
detection<br />
• The bolus injection of cold saline is detected by the temperature sensor attached to the CVC<br />
• The saline bolus passes through the heart and lungs and is detected downstream by the<br />
thermistor on the tip of the PiCCO arterial line<br />
• The change in temperature between the two thermistors provides a TD curve<br />
• Mathematical analysis of the TD curve gives the cardiac output CO<br />
• Further analysis of the TD curve allows determination of preload volumes and lung water<br />
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