Inadvertant atrial fixation of a Swan-Ganz catheter by suture and a method for its percutaneous removal |
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| Authors: | Mark H. Wholey M.D. E. A. Zikria Brian Boyle |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Shadyside Hospital, 15232 Pittsburgh, PA;(2) University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Abstract: | A patient with type I dissection of the thoracic aorta inadvertently had a Swan-Ganz catheter sutured to the right atrium during surgical repair of the dissection. A method for its removal using percutaneous passage of a No. 15 scalpel blade is described. The hazards of Swan-Ganz catheters are explored, and the changing roles of nonsurgical interventional procedures are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Swan-Ganz complication Percutaneous retrieval Foreign body retrieval |
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