Beyond the basics: monitoring with a pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz) catheter.
Interpreting hemodynamic parameters requires both knowledge and practical experience. As emergency nurses care for more acutely ill patients during longer ED stays, an understanding of hemodynamic monitoring will be essential.
Emergency/Shock Trauma Center, Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure