TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 53. Pulmonary Artery (Swan-Ganz) Catheterization
A1  - Reichman, Eric F.
PY  - 2013
T2  - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
AB  - The  routine  clinical  catheterization  of  the  pulmonary  artery  was  made  possible  by  the  pioneering  work  of  H.J.C.  Swan  and  William  Ganz.  Together  they  developed  the  soft,  balloon-tipped,  flow-directed  pulmonary  artery  catheter  (PAC)  that  bears  their  names.1  Prior  to  the  work  of  Swan  and  Ganz,  pulmonary  artery  catheterization  was  performed  using  a  stiff  catheter  that  required  fluoroscopic  guidance  and  was  associated  with  a  high  complication  rate.  The  Swan-Ganz  PAC  allows  reliable  and  continuous  measurement  of  hemodynamic  parameters  to  be  performed  safely,  even  in  critically  ill  patients.2–4  While  complications  are  uncommon,  they  can  occur.  The  optimal  application  of  the  PAC,  both  its  insertion  and  interpretation  of  the  data,  requires  appropriate  training  and  skill.5–7  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57705467
ER  -