Complications of the flow-directed pulmonary-artery catheter: A prospective analysis in 219 patients

In order to determine and analyze the complication rate of the insertion and maintenance of the balloontipped, flow-directed pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), the authors prospectively studied the use of 320 catheters in 219 critically ill patients. Mean patient age was 53 ± 1 years, and 36% had a hi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Critical care medicine 1981-04, Vol.9 (4), p.315-318
Hauptverfasser:	SISE, MICHAEL J, HOLLINGSWORTH, PEGGY, BRIMM, JOHN E, PETERS, RICHARD M, VIRGILIO, RICHARD W, SHACKFORD, STEVEN R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology Cardiac Catheterization - adverse effects Hemodynamics Humans Monitoring, Physiologic Pneumothorax - etiology Prospective Studies Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis - etiology
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