Is There a Need for a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Cardiac Surgery Today?

Autor: Ehud Jacobzon, Naama R. Bogot, Salis Tager, Shuli Silberman, Avital Lifschitz, Adam Farkash, Tal Hasin
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 25(1)
ISSN: 1940-5596
Popis: Pulmonary artery catheters are a useful tool for hemodynamic monitoring in high-risk patients during surgery and while in intensive care. However, there are major risks inherent to the device, and with modern day technology, their routine use has decreased. We discuss the need for routine insertion of pulmonary artery catheters in cardiac surgery. We also present a case of a left ventricular assist device implantation complicated by serious pulmonary hemorrhage due to pulmonary artery catheter insertion, highlighting the potentially life-threatening risks involved.
Databáze: OpenAIRE