Rationale: Study to assess the feasibility of real-time automatic cardiac output measurements using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)~Objective: To assess the correlation and feasibility of real-time automatic continuous cardiac output measurements using transthoracic ultrasound (TTE) in adult ICU-patients in comparison to Flotrac measurements~Study design: prospective, feasibility study~Study population: Adult Intensive Care patients ( > 18 years)~Intervention (if applicable):~Consecutive adult patients on the ICU in which the there is an indication for continuous cardiac output measurements.~Main study parameters/endpoints:~Percentage of patients in which continuous cardiac output can be measured using TTE~Correlation between continuous TTE and Flotrac measurements
Study to assess the feasibility of real-time automatic cardiac output measurements using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)