title: Knotting of a pulmonary artery catheter in the superior vena cava: surgical removal and a word of caution.
abstract: A case of postoperative pulmonary artery catheterisation complicated by knotting of the catheter (Swan-Ganz) within the superior vena cava is described. The catheter was cut off at the skin entry site. The remainder, together with the knot, was pulled out through a purse string incision in the superior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqwa, Israel. georgios@clalit.org.il
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Georghiou
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Vidne
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raanani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior