PULMONARY CAPNODYNAMIC METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF CARDIAC OUTPUT

摘要

This invention relates to a method and system for monitoring cardiac output of a subject. Described are a method and system for measuring effective pulmonary capillary blood flow (or non-shunt pulmonary blood flow) and total pulmonary blood flow (or cardiac output) on a continuous, breath-by-breath basis. Effective pulmonary capillary blood flow for a given breath is used to determine effective pulmonary capillary blood flow for a subsequent breath.