Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring.
Critical care nurses often care for critically ill patients who require pulmonary artery catheterization. Nurses need an extensive knowledge base to understand the various technical and physiologic factors that may affect the accuracy of pressure measurements. Continued nursing research is needed to refine and guide the development of nursing practice standards in caring for patients who require pulmonary artery pressure monitoring.
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D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D003422:Critical Care; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure