A practical guide to using pulmonary artery catheters.
This article reviews the physiological principles underlying the use of the pulmonary artery (PA) catheter. The procedure for PA catheter insertion, PA pressure monitoring, PA catheter removal and complications associated with the PA catheter are discussed, as are nursing management of the catheter and nursing care of the patient.
Scales
Katie
K
Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London. kscales@hhnt.nhs.uk
Collie
Eileen
E
D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans