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The pulmonary artery catheter [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2002
The pulmonary artery catheter directly measures cardiac output, pulmonary artery pressures and the oxygen saturations of blood through the heart and in the pulmonary arteries. The mixed venous oxygen saturation enables an estimate of the oxygen supply/demand balance to be made.
Michael Grounds, Andrew Rhodes, Maribel I. Manikon   +2 more
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Pulmonary artery catheters [PDF]

BMJ, 2006
The description of the flow directed pulmonary artery catheter in 1970 and its subsequent commercial development allowed clinicians to measure cardiac output and derive central haemodynamic parameters at the bedside.1 On the assumption that measuring and manipulating these variables would improve outcomes, this device became widely used in intensive ...
Anthony Delaney, Simon Finfer
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A unique case of pulmonary artery catheter bleeding from the oximetry connection port

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2014
Pulmonary artery catheter is an invasive monitor usually placed in high-risk cardiac surgical patients to optimize the cardiac functions. We present this case of blood oozing from the oximetry connection port of the pulmonary artery catheter that ...
Suman Rajagopalan, Raja R. Palvadi
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Tissue plasminogen activator dose and pulmonary artery pressure reduction in catheter directed thrombolysis of submassive pulmonary embolism. [PDF]

, 2019
PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to assess the incremental effect of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) dose on pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and bleeding during catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) of submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). MATERIALS
Gaba, Ron C, Liu, Li, Lokken, R Peter, Patel, Darshan C   +3 more
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery I: Patient Selection, Evaluation, and Planning. [PDF]

, 2016
Widespread adoption of minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement may be fostered by practice consensus and standardization. This expert opinion, first of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices in patient evaluation and selection ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K, Ailawadi, Gorav, Barnhart, Glenn R, Farivar, R Saeid, Fayers, Trevor M, Goldman, Scott M, Grossi, Eugene A, Guy, T Sloane, Hargrove, W Clark, Hummel, Brian W, Khan, Junaid H, Lehr, Eric J, Lewis, Clifton TP, Malaisrie, S Chris, Mehall, John R, Murphy, Douglas A, Rodriguez, Evelio, Ryan, William H, Salemi, Arash, Segurola, Romualdo J, Shemin, Richard J, Smith, J Michael, Smith, Robert L, Weldner, Paul W, Wolfe, J Alan   +24 more
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Pulmonary artery interventions after Norwood procedure: Does type or position of shunt predict need for intervention? [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectivesPulmonary artery stenosis is a potential complication after Norwood palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. It is unclear whether the shunt type or position in the Norwood procedure is associated with the risk of the development of ...
Barrett, Cindy S., Crumback, Sheri L., Erickson, Brian, Gist, Katja M., Graham, Dionne A., Jaggers, James, Schuchardt, Eleanor L.   +6 more
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Ruptura da artéria pulmonar pelo cateter de Swan-Ganz: relato de caso Pulmonary artery rupture by the Swan-Ganz catheter: case report

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2009
O cateter de artéria pulmonar é frequentemente usado na monitorização de pacientes durante o transplante hepático. O advento de métodos menos invasivos para estimar o débito cardíaco e a pressão de oclusão da artéria pulmonar, aliado ao fracasso de ...
Marcos Coutinho Schechter, Eduardo Della Valle Prezzi, Gustavo Cabral, Eduardo Souza Martins Fernandes, Arthur Oswaldo de Abreu Vianna   +4 more
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Efficacy and safety of guide extension catheter in balloon pulmonary angioplasty for treatment of complex lesions in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundBalloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is used for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) to improve hemodynamics, right ventricular ...
Masao Takigami, Naohiko Nakanishi, Hideo Tsubata, Kuniyoshi Fukai, Yuki Matsubara, Kenji Yanishi, Kan Zen, Takeshi Nakamura, Satoaki Matoba   +8 more
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Surgical embolectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolism: state of the art [PDF]

, 2018
Massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is a severe condition that can potentially lead to death caused by right ventricular (RV) failure and the consequent cardiogenic shock.
De Bellis, Antonio, D’Abramo, Mizar, Frati, Giacomo, Greco, Ernesto, Iaccarino, Alessandra, Iovine, Elio, Saade, Wael, Schirone, Leonardo, Sciarretta, Sebastiano   +8 more
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Successful Retrieval of a Dismembered Central Venous Catheter Stuck to the Right Pulmonary Artery Using a Stepwise Approach

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2016
Recent advances in anticancer chemotherapy have resulted in an increase in the number of patients requiring a central venous port catheter, and the incidence of catheter pinch-off syndrome has been increasing.
Keisuke Nakabayashi, Hidekimi Nomura, Daichi Isomura, Ryo Sugiura, Toshiaki Oka   +4 more
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