Authors: M. Šimek 1; Y. Plesníková; P. Němec; Lukáš Hruban; J. Klein Authors‘ workplace: Kardiochirurgická klinika FN Olomouc, přednosta doc. MUDr. P. Němec, CSc. 2I. chirurgická klinika FN Olomouc, přednosta prof. MUDr. V. Král, CSc. 1 Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., , 2004, č. 1, s. 32-35 Category:
The authors present the case report of Swan-Ganz catheter-induced pulmonary artery perforation during cardiac surgery,which wassuccessfully treated by pulmonary resection.Theyanalyzemechanismof catheter-induced injury and therapeuticoptions of this rare but often fatal complication with regard to patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Key words: hemoptysis – Swan-Ganz catheter – cardiac surgery – pulmonary hypertension – pulmonary resection
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