Transesophageal echocardiography is useful for an intraoperative diagnosis of pulmonary artery catheter entrapment.
Department of Anesthesiology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan. mkuroda@med.gunma-u.ac.j
Masataka
M
Kuroda
Hiroaki
H
Matsuoka
Chizu
C
Aso
Nobuhisa
N
Iriuchijima
Sohtaro
S
Miyoshi
Yuji
Y
Kadoi
Shigeru
S
Saito
D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional