Transducers in Invasive Pressure Monitoring
Learning Objectives
Understand the basic principles of how transducers work in invasive pressure monitoring
Describe the importance of proper transducer placement and zeroing
Identify the potential sources of error in invasive pressure monitoring and how to mitigate them
Apply the principles of invasive pressure monitoring to clinical practice.
Author(s)
James A. DiNardo, MD, FAAP
Senior Associate in Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH
Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
DiNardo J, Wolbrink TA. Transducers in Invasive Pressure Monitoring. 5/2015. OPENPediatrics. Online Course: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3043/transducers-in-invasive-pressure-monitoring. Video: https://youtu.be/aJmQepDWVqw. Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/HkvnW.