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What is Which scientific principle is the basis of the thermodilution method used in the measurement of cardiac output and explain in detail?
Thermodilution is an indicator dilution technique. In indicator dilution techniques cardiac output is called using stewart - Hamilton equation.


Cardiac output is equal to the amount of indicator injected divided by its average concentration in arterial blood after a single circulation through the heart, called as stewart Hamilton principle.