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Continuous cardiac output monitoring system. 2001

S C Tjin, and Y C Ho, and Y Z Lam, and J Hao, and B K Ng
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. esctjin@ntu.edu.sg

A continuous cardiac output monitoring system has been developed in the laboratory to allow the real-time measurement of the cardiac output. This form of continuous cardiac output measurement allows the doctor to view the beat-to-beat cardiac output and can be employed to measure artery constrictions as well. The sensor comprises a laser Doppler velocimeter and an impedance measurement unit. The laser Doppler velocimeter is capable of measuring bi-directional blood flow within the vessel while the impedance measurement unit determines the cross-sectional area of the vessel. In laboratory tests, it was demonstrated on a heart-lung machine that the product of the two parameters measured is proportional to the actual flow volume of up to 6 lmin(-1) with a mean percentage error of 12.4% and a mean square error of 0.09 (using the lmin(-1) scale) were obtained. This is significantly more accurate than the measurement made using the thermodilution cathether.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008991 Monitoring, Physiologic The continuous measurement of physiological processes, blood pressure, heart rate, renal output, reflexes, respiration, etc., in a patient or experimental animal; includes pharmacologic monitoring, the measurement of administered drugs or their metabolites in the blood, tissues, or urine. Patient Monitoring,Monitoring, Physiological,Physiologic Monitoring,Monitoring, Patient,Physiological Monitoring
D002302 Cardiac Output The volume of BLOOD passing through the HEART per unit of time. It is usually expressed as liters (volume) per minute so as not to be confused with STROKE VOLUME (volume per beat). Cardiac Outputs,Output, Cardiac,Outputs, Cardiac
D006331 Heart Diseases Pathological conditions involving the HEART including its structural and functional abnormalities. Cardiac Disorders,Heart Disorders,Cardiac Diseases,Cardiac Disease,Cardiac Disorder,Heart Disease,Heart Disorder
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D012815 Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Computer-assisted processing of electric, ultrasonic, or electronic signals to interpret function and activity. Digital Signal Processing,Signal Interpretation, Computer-Assisted,Signal Processing, Digital,Computer-Assisted Signal Interpretation,Computer-Assisted Signal Interpretations,Computer-Assisted Signal Processing,Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Signal,Interpretations, Computer-Assisted Signal,Signal Interpretation, Computer Assisted,Signal Interpretations, Computer-Assisted,Signal Processing, Computer Assisted
D017078 Laser-Doppler Flowmetry A method of non-invasive, continuous measurement of MICROCIRCULATION. The technique is based on the values of the DOPPLER EFFECT of low-power laser light scattered randomly by static structures and moving tissue particulates. Doppler-Laser Flowmetry,Flowmetry, Laser-Doppler,Laser-Doppler Velocimetry,Velocimetry, Laser-Doppler,Doppler Laser Flowmetry,Flowmetry, Doppler-Laser,Flowmetry, Laser Doppler,Laser Doppler Flowmetry,Laser Doppler Velocimetry,Velocimetry, Laser Doppler
D017097 Electric Impedance The resistance to the flow of either alternating or direct electrical current. Bioelectrical Impedance,Electric Resistance,Impedance,Ohmic Resistance,Biolectric Impedance,Electrical Impedance,Electrical Resistance,Impedance, Bioelectrical,Impedance, Biolectric,Impedance, Electric,Impedance, Electrical,Ohmic Resistances,Resistance, Electric,Resistance, Electrical,Resistance, Ohmic,Resistances, Ohmic

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