SWAN-GANZ CATHETER - ALL IN A KNOT

Authors
COLBERT S OHANLON DM QUILL DS KEANE P
Citation
S. Colbert et al., SWAN-GANZ CATHETER - ALL IN A KNOT, European journal of anaesthesiology, 14(5), 1997, pp. 518-520
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
European journal of anaesthesiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02650215
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
518 - 520
Database
ISI
SICI code
0265-0215(1997)14:5<518:SC-AIA>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
In this case report an unusual complication is described following ins ertion of a Swan Ganz catheter. A 79-year-old male patient experienced knotting of the catheter. Methods of avoiding this problem and remova l of a knotted catheter are discussed.