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- Title
Asystole during pulmonary artery catheter insertion under general anesthesia.
- Authors
Chaudhuri, Swapna; Ortega, Deborah; Chaudhuri, Kallol
- Abstract
In spite of ongoing debate for the past 40 years, pulmonary artery catheters remain in use for invasive hemodynamic monitoring and management of critically ill patients. We describe a case of a sudden onset of asystolic cardiac arrest during the placement of a pulmonary artery catheter, while under general anesthesia. A brief review of the literature highlighting arrhythmic complications associated with pulmonary artery catheterization is also presented.
- Publication
Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2012, Vol 16, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
1998-359X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0972-5229.94434