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Annales de chirurgie · Oct 2006
Review Comparative Study[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, and L P Perrault.
- Département de chirurgie cardiaque, institut de cardiologie de Montréal, Montréal (Qc), Canada. nicodurr@hotmail.com
- Ann Chir. 2006 Oct 1;131(8):426-30.
AbstractPulmonary 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.
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