[Vascular catheter positioning and maintenance].
The paper highlights the importance of invasive pressure monitoring systems. The most common catheters are considered (intra-arterial, Swan/Ganz, central venous), catheter positioning (appropriate sites, risks and early and late complications of intravascular cannulation), evaluation of pressure and finally the role of nursing in the management of the intravascular catheter in situ (care of cannulation site, management of the catheter).
Nesci
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M
Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione,Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo, Monza, Milan, Italy. mnesci@tiscali.it
Lucchini
A
A
Iacobelli
L
L
Asnaghi
M
M
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic