Invasive Monitoring in Intensive care unit

Abstract

Summary and Conclusion I nvasive monitoring in ICU for the critically ill patient is a risky management and should be used carefully and according to its indications and benefits. Invasive monitoring in ICU is composed of intracranial pressure monitoring, Central Venous pressure monitoring, pulmonary artery catheter, direct arterial Blood pressure monitoring & intra-abdominal pressure monitoring. Studies were done to search the safest and most beneficial way to use these invasive maneuvers and to search the hazards and complications that may occur to the patient. According to these studies, some of these invasive procedures were beneficial, and some others were of little benefit and high complication rate. So, its use started to be constricted to specific cases and conditions, like pulmonary artery catheterization use in cardiac disease. Also according to these studies, some of the uses of some of these invasive procedures proved to be doubtful and inaccurate, like the use of central venous pressure as an indicator to vascular volume. The adequate technique and maintenance is the most important protection against the complication of these invasive procedures.