Rupture de l'artère pulmonaire par cathéter de Swan-Ganz au cours de la chirurgie cardiaque : conduite à tenir et stratégie

Translated title of the contribution: Pulmonary artery rupture with Swan-Ganz catheter during cardiac surgery: management and decision-making

N. Dürrleman, I. El Hamamsy, D. Bouchard, T. K. Leung, M. Carrier, M. Pellerin, L. P. Perrault

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Abstract

Pulmonary artery catheterization is almost uniformly used nowadays in cardiac surgery. Although rare, rupture of the pulmonary artery following catheterization is highly lethal. This review examines ways of avoiding its occurrence and means of improving outcomes in case of rupture.

Translated title of the contributionPulmonary artery rupture with Swan-Ganz catheter during cardiac surgery: management and decision-making
Original languageFrench
Pages (from-to)426-430
Number of pages5
JournalAnnales de Chirurgie
Volume131
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac surgery
  • Complications
  • Pulmonary artery catheterization
  • Swan-Ganz

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