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Indications for pulmonary artery flow-directed catheters
1Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
|December 1, 1990
Abstract:
The pulmonary artery flow-directed catheter (Swan-Ganz catheter) has been in clinical use for 20 years. These devices are now used by 80% of UK intensive care units for the diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of cardiorespiratory problems. The principal indications for the use of pulmonary artery catheters and the evidence supporting these indications are outlined in this article.