Risk factors for poor performance in finger cuff non-invasive monitoring of arterial pressure: A prospective multicenter study.

Background: Compared to the invasive technique, non-invasive monitoring of arterial pressure favors easier and faster implementation while potentially sacrificing some reliability. This may be particularly true for the Clearsight™ system (Edwards Lifesciences), which enables continuous monitoring. We evaluated the risk factors for its poor performance.

Noninvasive Monitoring of Arterial Pressure: Finger or Lower Leg As Alternatives to the Upper Arm: A Prospective Study in Three ICUs.

Objectives: When the upper arm is inaccessible for measurements of arterial pressure (AP), the best alternative site is unknown. We performed a between-site comparison of the agreement between invasive and noninvasive readings of AP taken at the lower leg, the finger, and the upper arm. The risk associated with measurement errors and the trending ability were also assessed.

Assessing oral comprehension with an eye tracking based innovative device in critically ill patients and healthy volunteers: a cohort study.

Purpose: Communication of caregivers and relatives to patients is a major difficulty in intensive care units (ICU). Patient's comprehension capabilities are variable over time and traditional comprehension tests cannot be implemented. Our purpose was to evaluate an oral comprehension test adapted for its automatic implementation using eye-tracking technology among ICU patients.