Korean J Crit Care Med.
2005 Dec;20(2):178-182.
Intracardiac Knotting of a Balloon-tipped, Flow-directed Pulmonary Artery Catheter: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bhlee@mail.catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
- The occurrence of knots and loops is a potential hazard of a balloon-tipped, flow-directed pulmonary artery (PA) catheter placement if excessive catheter length is passed into the right atrium or ventricle. Knotting of a balloon-tipped, flow-directed PA catheter leading to difficulty in its removal is a rare but serious complication. A case of knotted catheter in right atrium in a patient undergoing aortic valve replacement is presented. By passing a spring guidewire into PA catheter, we have untied the loose knotted catheter under simple fluoroscopic guidance in the intensive care unit.
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