Use of a pulmonary artery catheter in the management of the severe preeclamptic patient.
The perioperative management of the parturient with severe preeclampsia can be challenging with reference to fluid and antihypertensive therapy. A pulmonary artery catheter should be used when necessary to provide accurate information concerning the patient's hemodynamic status and to provide additional information regarding the effectiveness of the therapeutic modalities employed.
Ackerman
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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Porembka
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DT
Juneja
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MM
Kaczorowski
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DM
D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010953:Plasma Volume; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery