Haemodynamic monitoring: arterial catheters.
The arterial catheter is one of the most common monitoring tools available in the intensive care unit. However, as an invasive device it has the potential to cause complications, especially when managed by inexperienced staff. When successfully managed, it can facilitate the high-level care needed by the critically ill patient.
Garretson
Sharon
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Step-Down Unit, Richmond Heights Hospital, Ohio, USA. sharon.garretson@uhhs.com
D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D014159:Transducers