title: Infectious complications of Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheters. Pathogenesis, epidemiology, prevention, and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mermel
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Maki
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D012307:Risk Factors