Why do we use transpulmonary thermodilution and pulmonary artery catheter in severe shock patients?

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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: X.M. is a member of the Medical Advisory Board of Pulsion Medical Systems (Getinge) and has received honoraria for lectures from Pulsion Medical Systems (Getinge), Baxter Healthcare and AOP. C.L. received honoraria for lectures from Sedana Medical. D.DB Edwards Lifesciences, Philips, Baxter, Viatris, Pharmazz.

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