Integrating hemodynamic monitoring and physical assessment.
Pulmonary artery catheters pose significant risks for patients. This article describes how nurses can use their detective skills in concert with--or instead of--a pulmonary artery catheter.
Druding
M C
MC
Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa., USA.
D002404:Catheterization; D016638:Critical Illness; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011651:Pulmonary Artery