Patients who receive pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) after cardiac surgery have significantly reduced risk for 1-year mortality.
Background: The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is used for hemodynamic monitoring, but its impact on patient outcomes, especially in cardiogenic shock (CS), is controversial. Several studies have ...
The authors reviewed insertion sites and techniques to ensure catheters reach the appropriate pulmonary ... The peak systolic ...
In this study, a mechanical aspiration thrombectomy uses a catheter-like vacuum to remove blood clots. “Pulmonary embolism is ...
However, in cases of PH, the walls of the pulmonary artery become stiff, damaged and narrow and ... The most definite test ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) in Ocean Breeze has become the first medical facility in the United States to treat acute pulmonary embolism (PE) using the ...
Each year, more than 200 million catheters are used worldwide to treat vascular diseases, including heart disease and artery ...
The PEERLESS trial demonstrated that large-bore mechanical thrombectomy was more effective than catheter-directed ...
The goal of the trial was to evaluate rates of catheter colonization and bloodstream infection with jugular catheterization compared with femoral catheterization among intensive care unit patients ...