| Pulmanary Artery Rupture with Pulmoanry Artery Catheter. |
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Myung Won Cho, Hye Ryung Kim, Dong Myung Lee |
1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Korea.
2Department of Anesthesiology, St. agnes Hospitial, Baltimore, USA. |
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| Abstract |
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Pulmonary artery rupture with a flow-directed balloon tipped pulmonary artery catheter (Swan-Ganz catheter)is a rare complication with high mortality. This report concerns a case of this complication with hemothorax leading to fatal exsanguination. Emphasis is placed on the safety guidelines to prevent this. Also, possible causes and managements are presented. A high index of suspicion is necessary whenever a patient with the catheter has hemoptysis or unexplained hemodynamic or respiratory changes. |
| Key Words:
Pulmonary artery catheter; Complication; Pulmonary artery rupture |
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