Monitoring the Critically Ill Emergency Department Patient
Many critically ill patients are remaining in the emergency department for extended periods of time, and delays in diagnosis and/or therapy may increase patient morbidity and mortality. All emergency physicians use monitoring modalities in critically ill patients to detect early cardiovascular compromise and impaired oxygen delivery before disastrous collapse occurs. The authors hope the discussion in this article regarding the monitoring of oxygenation, ventilation, arterial perfusion pressure, intravascular volume, markers of tissue hypoxia, and cardiac output will help the EP provide optimal care for this complicated patient population.
aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
bDepartment of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
cCombined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
dCombined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine/Critical Care Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201.
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