Percutaneous removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator.
STATEMENT OF FINDINGS: This case report describes removal of a knotted, subclavian, pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator. With this simple method an invasive procedure might be averted.
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Department of Intensive Care, Atrium Medisch Centrum, P.O. Box 4446, 6401 CX Heerlen, The Netherlands.
Bauland
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Voets
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D000368:Aged; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004106:Dilatation; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation