title: Inadvertent Swan-Ganz catheter placement in the left pericardiophrenic vein.
abstract: Placement of flow-directed Swan-Ganz catheters without fluoroscopic guidance occasionally results in placement in positions other than the pulmonary artery. In the case presented, the inadvertent placement of such a catheter into the left pericardiophrenic vein was probably facilitated by distortion of the right heart and systemic venous anatomy.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Medicine, Westwood.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jerman
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Criley
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pelikan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002932:Cineangiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014680:Veins