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. 2011 Nov 23;15(6):R278. doi: 10.1186/cc10562

Table 1.

Study phases and groups

Phase Scenario(s) PPV condition Management
Phase 1: Testing of Massive hemorrhage Accurate PPV No management
stability
(2.5-hour simulation)
Moderate hemorrhage LIR management
Mild hemorrhage

Phase 2: Comparison with Massive hemorrhage Accurate PPV No management
practitioner management
(1-hour simulation)
Practitioner management
Practitioner meds/LIR Management
LIR management

Phase 3: noise and artifact Mild hemorrhage Accurate LIR management
tolerance
(2-hour simulation)
Biased
Fluctuating
biased and fluctuating

LIR, Learning Intravenous Resuscitator; PPV, pulse-pressure variation.