title: [A unique case of pulmonary artery catheter bleeding from the oximetry connection port].
abstract: Pulmonary artery catheter is an invasive monitor usually placed in high-risk cardiac surgical patients to optimize the cardiac functions. We present this case of blood oozing from the oximetry connection port of the pulmonary artery catheter that resulted in the inability to monitor continuous cardiac output requiring replacement of the catheter. The cause of this abnormal bleeding was later confirmed to be due to a manufacturing defect.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiologia, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, EUA. Electronic address: srajagop@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajagopalan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anestesiologia, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, EUA.
authors.forename: Raja R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Palvadi
keywords: Bleeding; Cateter de artéria pulmonar; Oximetry port; Porta/Oximetria; Pulmonary artery catheter; Sangramento