Asystole during pulmonary artery catheter insertion under general anesthesia

Autor: Deborah Ortega, Kallol Chaudhuri, Swapna Chaudhuri
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine : Peer-reviewed, Official Publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
ISSN: 1998-359X
0972-5229
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.94434
Popis: In spite of ongoing debate for the past 40 years, pulmonary artery catheters remain in use for invasive hemodynamic monitoring and management of critically ill patients. We describe a case of a sudden onset of asystolic cardiac arrest during the placement of a pulmonary artery catheter, while under general anesthesia. A brief review of the literature highlighting arrhythmic complications associated with pulmonary artery catheterization is also presented.
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