title: Pulmonary Artery Catheter Use During Cardiac Surgery in the United States, 2010 to 2014.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine patterns of use of pulmonary artery catheters in a large cohort of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study with univariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify independent predictors for the utilization of pulmonary artery catheters.
  
  
  METHODS
  University, small, medium and large community hospitals participating in the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 116,333 patients undergoing pulmonary artery catheter placement during cardiac surgery in the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry from the Anesthesia Quality Institute.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Age older than 50 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification of 3 or higher, case duration of longer than 6 hours, and presence of a resident physician or certified nurse anesthetist were associated with increased likelihood of pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) placement. Age<18 years, or presence of a board-certified anesthesiologist, were associated with a decreased likelihood of catheter placement. The use of PACs has increased from 2010 to 2014. The presence of a PAC did not alter the risk of cardiac arrest intraoperatively. A nonsignificant decrease in mortality was associated with catheter placement. Transfusion was 75% less likely in the PAC cohort than in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pulmonary artery catheter use remains a mainstay of cardiac anesthesia practice. No significant change in the incidence of intraoperative death was noted, but patients with a PAC were less likely to have blood transfused.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ethan Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Brovman
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Rodney A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.affiliation: US Anesthesia Partners (USAP), Fort Lauderdale, FL.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dutton
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: rurman@partners.org.
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Urman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anesthesiology; cardiac surgery; outcomes; pulmonary artery catheter