Hemodynamic Assessment in Patients | Medvarsity

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The assessment of the patient's circulatory status is known as hemodynamic monitoring. It includes heart rate, intra-arterial pressure, pulmonary artery and capillary wedge pressures, central venous pressure, cardiac output, and blood volume measurements.
All patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) require standard basic hemodynamic monitoring (ECG, heart rate, blood pressure, central venous pressure, temperature, peripheral venous oxygen saturation, blood gas analysis). All critically ill patients require regular monitoring of intravascular volume status, as well as intake and output. Urinary output should also be quantitatively measured on a regular basis.
For surgical patients, monitoring includes checking wounds for bleeding or suture disruption, as well as checking drainage systems for fluid loss and any signs of new or continuing bleeding. Hemodynamic monitoring in conjunction with oxygen transport assessment has been used to differentiate the relative magnitude of pulmonary and cardiovascular dysfunction that contribute to hypoxemia. This is critical because therapy aimed at correcting pulmonary dysfunction (raising airway pressure) may have negative effects on venous return and cardiac output.
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