Pulmonary artery catheter – Dilemma is still on?
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The pulmonary artery catheter.
Clinical Medicine Vol 2 No 2 March/April 2002 101 The flow-directed pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) has been in clinical use since its introduction by Swan and colleagues in 19701. During that time it has become widely used in critical care units throughout the world and is now the most commonly utilised form of flow monitoring. The haemodynamic data obtained with a PAC are used to monitor and ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0971-9784
DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_185_19