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- Title
Use of the pulmonary artery catheter in critically ill patients: was invention the mother of necessity?
- Authors
Hall, Jesse B.; Hall, J B
- Abstract
Editorial. Encourages the contemplation of ways to make a rigorous assessment of tools used daily in caring for critically ill patients. Debates concerning significance of studies on the use of pulmonary artery catheters (PAC); Lack of studies which show a benefit for use of PAC; Discussion of study by Rapoport et al and of reports from a workshop which was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute et al in this issue of 'The Journal of the American Medical Association.'
- Subjects
CRITICALLY ill; CATHETERIZATION; MEDICAL research; PULMONARY artery; MEDICAL care
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2000, Vol 283, Issue 19, p2577
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
commentary
- DOI
10.1001/jama.283.19.2577