2. WHY MONITORED?
• MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE- MAP: END POINT FOR RESUSCITATION.
• BIOLOGICAL MARKERS: MIXED VENOUS OXYGEN SATURATION (SVO2) AND
SERUM LACTATE.
• SYSTEMIC STROKE VOLUME AND CRDIAC OUTPUT?
• TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES?
• MORE SUITABLE THAN MAP?
• EARLY WARNING OF CIRCULATION FAILURE?
13. CONCLUSIONS
• OFFER AN EASY WAY TO ASSESS STROKE VOLUME AND
CARDIAC OUTPUT.
• ASSESS THE BLOOD FLOW: SV
• HELPFUL IN ICU PRACTICE WHEN COMBINE WITH OTHER DATA