RT Book, Section A1 Marik, Paul E. A2 Oropello, John M. A2 Pastores, Stephen M. A2 Kvetan, Vladimir SR Print(0) ID 1136419269 T1 Cardiac Output Measurement T2 Critical Care YR 1 FD 1 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071820813 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136419269 RD 2024/03/28 AB KEY POINTSMeasurement of stroke volume and cardiac output is fundamen­tal to the hemodynamic management of critically ill patients in the ICU and unstable patients in the operating room.Common methods of measuring cardiac output include the pulmonary artery catheter, transpulmonary thermodilution, pulse contour analysis, esophageal Doppler and bioreactance technology.Periop­erative optimization of cardiac output with targeted fluid challenges reduces postoperative complica­tions and mortality.Targeting supranormal hemo­dynamic targets in patients with traumatic injuries and those with sepsis does not improve outcome and may be harmful.