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Effects of protease inhibitors in experimental septic shock [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Fink, Edwin   +3 more
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The last Swan song for the Swan–Ganz catheter?

International Journal of Cardiology, 2007
The in memoriam article about Jeremy Swan [1] coincided with the recent report by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ARDS) Clinical Trials Network [2]. The latter may sound like the last nail on the coffin of the Swan–Ganz catheter.
exaly   +3 more sources

An unusual position of a Swan-Ganz catheter

Intensive Care Medicine, 1987
Placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter can cause many complications. This case report presents a new complication of Swan-Ganz catheter insertion--placement of the Swan-Ganz catheter tip in the coronary sinus.
F A, Baciewicz   +2 more
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Complications of the Swan‐Ganz catheter

World Journal of Surgery, 1984
AbstractTwo hundred thirty Swan‐Ganz catheters were inserted into 225 patients. Meticulous attention was paid to techniques of insertion and post‐insertion catheter care. The preferred route of insertion was via the right internal jugular vein.Minor problems included neck hematomas in 5 attempts (2.2%), catheter migration after insertion in 13 cases (5.
H B, Slung, K S, Scher
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More on the Swan-Ganz Catheter

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1986
Excerpt To the editor: In a recent perspective, Robin (1) criticizes the overuse and abuse of pulmonary arterial catheters.
ANDREW GETTINGER, LINDA HERTZBERG
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Pitfalls of Swan-Ganz catheterization

Critical Care Medicine, 1977
In 60 patients in whom Swan-Ganz catheters apparently had been positioned correctly, the balloon was visualized by inflation with radiopaque contrast medium. Sixteen were located peripherrally; in 15 of these 16, the balloon inflated eccentrically and in each of these instances, an accurate wedge pressure could not be obtained.
B, Shin, R J, Ayella, T C, McAslan
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The Swan-Ganz Catheter: A Review

Nursing Clinics of North America, 1978
Right heart catheterization, first reported in 1905, is now used for bedside assessment and management of the critically ill patient. A Swan-Ganz catheter and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring are the tools employed. In spite of the complications cited, the occurrence of hazard to the patient is infrequent.
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Hazards of the Swan-Ganz Catheter

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1988
Excerpt To the editor: There is a strong possibility that the use of pulmonary artery flow (Swan-Ganz) catheters in patients with acute myocardial infarction is associated with a high rate of exces...
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