Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

OBJECTIVE Post-cardiopulmonary bypass biventricular pacing improves hemodynamics but without clearly defined predictors of… (More)

OBJECTIVES Recording the time at which the insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter was decided. STUDY DESIGN Prospective and… (More)

The need for the prophylactic insertion of a pacemaker before pulmonary artery catheterization in patients with pre-existing left… (More)

A modified technique for catheterization of the pulmonary artery was developed. It involves the passage of a tapered, movable… (More)

We examined the incidence of complete heart block (CHB) as a complication of pulmonary artery catheterization with balloon-tipped… (More)

During 1983 and 1984, 1305 patients underwent 1,400 pulmonary artery (PA) catheterizations. Successful placement was achieved in… (More)

We report the results of over 300 central venous and pulmonary artery catheterizations via the axillary vein. We found that the… (More)

Five hundred twenty-eight pulmonary artery catheters were inserted in 500 patients at the New York University Medical Center… (More)

To determine whether prophylactic lidocaine could decrease the incidence of advanced ventricular arrhythmias, 62 patients… (More)

In order to evaluate the incidence and the significance of complications resulting from the use of flow--directed, balloon… (More)