Does pulmonary artery catheter use change outcome? Yes.
This article discusses the advantages of pulmonary artery catheters, with emphasis on the Swan-Ganz catheter. Various studies and published reports confirming the efficacy of pulmonary artery catheter use are reviewed. In the author's opinion, it is evident that the Swan-Ganz catheter has withstood the test of time and scrutiny.
Del Guercio
L R
LR
Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, USA.
D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000592:standards*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results