title: Pulmonary damage from a Swan-Ganz catheter.
abstract: A patient developed pulmonary damage following the insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter into the pulmonary artery. Suggestions are made on how to avoid this complication.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography