title: Acute lung injury. Hemodynamic monitoring with the pulmonary artery catheter.
abstract: Optimal usage of the pulmonary artery catheter demands careful data gathering and integration of the information it provides. This article examines the physiologic basis that underpins the measurement and interpretation of pulmonary vascular pressure, cardiac output, and mixed-venous oxygen saturation data.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marini
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000502:physiology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen