Arterial Pressure Based Cardiac Output for Goal-Directed Therapy in Abdominal Surgery

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the early identification and more precise intervention of goal-directed intraoperative plasma volume expansion and catecholamine therapy using arterial pressure based cardiac output (APCO) measurement in addition to normal vital signs will improve postoperative organ function, in particular renal function, in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.

Timeline

Start

2007-10

Primary completion

2009-01

Completion

2009-04

Publications

• Mayer J, Boldt J, Mengistu AM, Rohm KD, Suttner S. Goal-directed intraoperative therapy based on autocalibrated arterial pressure waveform analysis reduces hospital stay in high-risk surgical patients: a randomized, controlled trial. Crit Care. 2010;14(1):R18. doi: 10.1186/cc8875. Epub 2010 Feb 15.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.