Research Article

Accuracy of Cardiac Output by Nine Different Pulse Contour Algorithms in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Comparison with Transpulmonary Thermodilution

Table 3

Correlation and Bland-Altman analysis showing bias, standard deviation from bias, 95% limits of agreement, and percentage error before (T1) and after (T2) cardiopulmonary bypass for nine different pulse contour algorithms compared with transpulmonary thermodilution.

Before CPB (T1)After CPB (T2)
X1X2X3X4X5X6X7X8X9X1X2X3X4X5X6X7X8X9

Mean (L/min)2.843.083.093.423.183.122.932.932.995.615.525.585.385.525.645.675.675.69
Bias (L/min)−1.00−0.75−0.75−0.43−0.66−0.72−0.91−0.91−0.85−0.05−0.14−0.08−0.28−0.14−0.020.030.020.04
SD of bias (L/min)1.091.031.060.891.051.171.091.081.051.951.711.761.371.481.791.941.961.86
Correlation ()0.100.200.180.360.200.150.130.150.170.420.450.420.560.480.450.440.420.44
95% limits of agreement (L/min)−3.14–+1.14−2.77–+1.27−2.83–+1.33−2.18–+1.32−2.71–+1.39−3.00–+1.57−3.05–+1.22−3.03–+1.22−2.91–+1.21−3.89–+3.78−3.49–+3.21−3.53–+3.37−2.98–+2.41−3.04–+2.75−3.53–+3.49−3.80–+3.81−3.82–+3.87−3.61–+3.70
Percentage error (%)655961495967646361696162495363686965

CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass; , cardiac output by nine different pulse contour algorithms.