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Fatal pulmonary hemorrhage complicating Swan-Ganz catheterization
Surgery
|January 1, 1982
Abstract:
A case of fatal pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to catheterization with a balloon-tipped catheter is described, and the literature describing possible mechanisms for this complication is reviewed. A common denominator in patients suffering pulmonary hemorrhage is pulmonary hypertension. Recommendations for management of this complication are discussed.