title: [Methodologic procedure in the removal of a knotted intravascular pulmonary artery catheter].
abstract: Distal knotting of a pulmonary artery catheter that had been introduced via the subclavian or jugular vein, is a possible complication. To avoid venous dissection in the thoracic or cervical regions, removal via a transfemoral approach should be considered as a feasible alternative. The article report on the extraction of two knotted pulmonary artery catheters, effected transfemorally.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Strahlenkunde, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kaltenborn
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Klose
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003422:Critical Care; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery
vernacular_title: Methodisches Vorgehen bei der Entfernung intravasal geknoteter Pulmonalarterien-Katheter.