Preferred Label : Cardiac Output Thermodilution Method;
NCIt related terms : CARDIAC THERMODILUTION;
NCIt definition : A technique for calculating cardiac output using a Swan-Ganz catheter that is inserted
into the pulmonary artery through a peripheral vein to measure the change in right
ventricular outflow blood temperature after a cold saline solution is injected into
the right atrium from a proximal catheter port.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A technique for calculating cardiac output in which a catheter (e.g., Swan-Ganz)
is inserted into the pulmonary artery through a peripheral vein to measure the change
in right ventricular outflow blood temperature after a cold saline solution is injected
into the right atrium from a proximal catheter port.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL552617;
Origin ID : C150870;
UMLS CUI : C4726042;
Semantic type(s)
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