In a recent trial, the routine perioperative use of pulmonary-artery (PA) catheters did not benefit high-risk surgical patients (Journal Watch Jan 17 2003). Now, in a multicenter trial, investigators ...

Jan. 2, 2003 — The use of pulmonary-artery (PA) catheters in high-risk surgical patients is more likely to be harmful than helpful, according to the results of a randomized trial reported in the Jan.

Use of the pulmonary artery catheter decreased by 65 percent in the U.S. between 1993 and 2004, possibly due to growing evidence that this invasive procedure does not reduce the risk of death for ...

Pulmonary-artery catheterization aids the diagnosis and management of numerous cardiovascular illnesses, including pulmonary hypertension, cardiogenic shock, mixed shock states, cardiac tamponade, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new study highlighted a significant increase in the use of pulmonary artery catheters in patients with HF in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using a pulmonary artery catheter to help manage patients with cardiogenic shock due to acute heart failure was ...

Pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) use in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) across North America appears to depend more on the habits and preferences of treating physicians and institutions than it ...

We evaluated the relationship of benefits and risks of PACs in 1000 patients with established acute lung injury in a randomized trial comparing hemodynamic management guided by a PAC with hemodynamic ...