This document discusses hemodynamic monitoring in the operating room and intensive care unit. It begins by explaining why monitoring is important to assess oxygen delivery and detect any inadequacies in perfusion. It then discusses what parameters can be monitored, such as cardiac output, oxygen delivery and consumption, and pressures. Finally, it covers how these parameters are monitored, through the use of arterial lines, central venous lines, and pulmonary artery catheters which can measure values like cardiac output, pressures, and derived measurements like systemic vascular resistance. Complications of these monitoring methods are also reviewed.