Cardiology
New Multi-Center Study Demonstrates Masimo PVI Predicts the
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, April 18th, 2010
Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that a new clinical study published in the March 2010 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, shows Masimo PVI successfully predicts the hemodynamic effects of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) in mechanically ventilated patients after cardiac surgery. According to study researchers, the ability of PVI to predict the effects of PEEP may allow physicians to "optimize the respiratory uptake in oxygen and its delivery to the tissues." (1)
It is critically important for clinicians to accurately determine whether the addition of PEEP, a...
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