Asystole during pulmonary artery catheter insertion under general anesthesia.
Indian J Crit Care Med
; 16(1): 41-3, 2012 Jan.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22557833
ABSTRACT
In spite of ongoing debate for the past 40 years, pulmonary artery catheters remain in use for invasive hemodynamic monitoring and management of critically ill patients. We describe a case of a sudden onset of asystolic cardiac arrest during the placement of a pulmonary artery catheter, while under general anesthesia. A brief review of the literature highlighting arrhythmic complications associated with pulmonary artery catheterization is also presented.
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Indian J Crit Care Med
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2012
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