Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of intracardiac entrapment of a Swan-Ganz catheter in open heart operation.
A Swan-Ganz catheter entrapment by a suture in the right atrial wall during open heart operation is presented. The diagnosis of the suture entrapment of the Swan-Ganz catheter to the right atrial wall was established by direct observation of the specific movement pattern of the cardiac structures when manual traction was applied from outside by a transesophageal echocardiographic examination.
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Section, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Huang-Joe
HJ
Wang
Shoei-Shen
SS
Wang
Chiau-Suong
CS
Liau
D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects