Nodus migrans: the case of the migrating knot.
Am J Crit Care
; 1(2): 108-10, 1992 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1339173
ABSTRACT
Flow-directed pulmonary artery catheters provide important information regarding intravascular volume status, cardiac function and vascular resistance. We describe an unusual complication of pulmonary artery catheterization in which a knot formed at the distal end was torn away from the catheter body and migrated from its original position in the right subclavian vein to a distal branch of the right pulmonary artery. Careful attention to insertion and withdrawal techniques could prevent this potentially serious complication.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
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Foreign-Body Migration
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Carcinoma, Small Cell
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Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Crit Care
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Year:
1992
Document type:
Article