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Swan Ganz catheter--all in a knot
S Colbert1, D M O'Hanlon, D S Quill
1Department of Anaesthesia, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
|September 26, 1997
Abstract:
In this case report an unusual complication is described following insertion of a Swan Ganz catheter. A 79-year-old male patient experienced knotting of the catheter. Methods of avoiding this problem and removal of a knotted catheter are discussed.