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Surgical removal of a knotted Swan-Ganz catheter inadvertently placed in the common carotid artery
Annals of Vascular Surgery Brief Reports and InnovationsA Swan-Ganz catheter is an intravenous device used for the invasive measurement of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and other cardiovascular measurements often utilized in major surgical procedures and critical care units.
Maurizio Taurino +2 more
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A novel technique for invasive aortic valve pressure gradient measurement using a 6 Fr Swan-Ganz catheter: a case series [PDF]
European Heart Journal - Case Reports, 2021 Romain Didier, , Luigi Biasco
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Alternatives to the Swan–Ganz catheter [PDF]
Intensive Care Medicine, 2018 While the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is still interesting in specific situations, there are many alternatives. A group of experts from different backgrounds discusses their respective interests and limitations of the various techniques and related measured variables.
de Backer, Daniel +14 more
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Pulmonary Artery Catheter Monitoring in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock: Time for a Reappraisal?
Cardiac Failure Review, 2022 Cardiogenic shock represents one of the most dramatic scenarios to deal with in intensive cardiology care and is burdened by substantial short-term mortality.
Maurizio Bertaina +17 more
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Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage from a pulmonary artery false aneurysm after Swan-Ganz catheterization in a thoracic aortic aneurysm patient: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014 Pulmonary artery (PA) rupture caused by a PA Swan-Ganz catheter is a rare complication but remains fatal in almost 50% of cases. False aneurysm of the PA is a rare presentation of PA rupture and should be considered as a possible diagnosis in a patient ...
Daisuke Sugiyama +7 more
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Biomaterials Research, 2017 Background During pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) implantation, inaccurate measurements of hemodynamic parameters due to infection or thrombosis of PAC can result in severe complications.
Jung Wook Han +3 more
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Entrapment of a Swan–Ganz Catheter
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, 2007 Failure to withdraw a catheter is related primarily to catheter entrapment or knotting. Placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter is associated with various complications, one of which is entrapment. Entrapment of a Swan-Ganz catheter in the heart, vena cava, or pulmonary artery is a very rare and serious complication that may lead to life-threatening ...
Chen, Lung-Ching, Huang, Po-Hsun
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Inadvertent Placement of Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter in Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2021 Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common congenital intrathoracic venous anomaly with significant clinical relevance. In the vast majority of cases, it is asymptomatic and diagnosed after noticing an abnormal course of central venous
Sameer V Vyahalkar, Swati A Pawar
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Precaution: Oximetry central venous catheter shaft is no longer waterproof when cut
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2020 his letter discusses precautions regarding the waterproof structure of the oximetry central venous catheter (CVC) shaft and the risk of blood reflux and leakage that can occur when the catheter shaft is cut.
Tomohiro Yamamoto +3 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2006 To compare the haemodynamic measurements of cardiac output (CO), central venous pressure (CVP), pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (Pw) and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), obtained by Swan-Ganz catheter and transthoracic echocardiography ...
Paulo Marcelino +5 more
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