Inaccuracy of a continuous arterial pressure waveform monitor when used for congenital cardiac catheterization

Michael D. Seckeler, Katri Typpo, Jendar Deschenes, Ruth Higgins, Ricardo Samson, Peter Lichtenthal

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the accuracy of a continuous cardiac output monitor (FloTrac sensor) for measuring cardiac index in children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac catheterization. Cardiac index is a critical hemodynamic parameter measured during catheterizations in children with congenital heart disease. This has been challenging to measure accurately and many clinicians rely on predictive equations for calculating cardiac index. Design: Prospective, nonrandomized trial. Setting: Tertiary care congenital heart center. Patients: Consecutive participants ≤18 years old undergoing clinically indicated cardiac catheterizations from September 2014 through August 2015. Interventions: Oxygen consumption was measured using the Vmax Encore 229 monitor attached to the ventilator circuit. The FloTrac transducer with third generation software was connected to a pigtail catheter in the descending aorta and cardiac index was obtained. Outcome Measures: Cardiac index by the Fick equation using measured oxygen consumption was compared to cardiac index from the FloTrac sensor using paired t-test and Bland–Altman analysis. Results: 39 participants (median age 5.1 years, 1.5-18.3, 64% female) were studied. Cardiac index by FloTrac was higher than cardiac index by Fick (6.4 ± 3.4 vs 3.7 ± 1.2 L/min/m2, P <.001). Bland–Altman analysis showed a consistent overestimation of cardiac index by FloTrac which worsened as cardiac index increased (mean bias 2.7 L/min/m2, 95% limits of agreement −4.2, 9.5). Conclusions: The results of this study show that the FloTrac sensor provides cardiac index measures which are not accurate enough to justify use in children with congenital heart disease undergoing catheterization. Further studies may allow for modifications of the algorithms to obtain more accurate cardiac index in this population.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)815-819
Number of pages5
JournalCongenital Heart Disease
Volume12
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2017

Keywords

  • catheterization
  • congenital heart disease
  • diagnostic
  • hemodynamics
  • pediatrics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Surgery
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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