The Arc of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter

The Arc of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter

Pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC), which is used in diagnosis, monitoring, and inexorably linked to goal-directed therapy, has shaped how generations of physicians define and treat critical illness. Studies, however, in the use of PAC did not show any influence with increased mortality and morb...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2003-11, Vol.290 (20), p.2732-2734
Hauptverfasser: Fowler, Robert A, Cook, Deborah J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
Clinical trials
Critical Illness - therapy
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Medical equipment
Medical treatment
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - therapy
Shock - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC), which is used in diagnosis, monitoring, and inexorably linked to goal-directed therapy, has shaped how generations of physicians define and treat critical illness. Studies, however, in the use of PAC did not show any influence with increased mortality and morbidity, and neither was it associated with improved clinical outcomes.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.290.20.2732