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Catheter, pulmonary artery: A light flexible balloon-tipped tube that is introduced into the pulmonary artery (the artery from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs). See also: Catheter, Swann-Ganz.
The flow-directed balloon-tipped pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) (also known as the Swan-Ganz or right heart catheter) has been in clinical use for more than ...
Pulmonary Artery Catheters: Pulmonary Artery Catheters: General Comments: As a medical student, you will not be responsible for manipulating the
The Pulmonary Artery Catheter Education Project (PACEP) was designed to provide a state-of-the-art educational program on how to use the pulmonary artery catheter in the ...
How Does It Work? The pulmonary artery catheter is usually used on unstable, critically ill patients with heart and/or lung disturbances, high-risk surgical patients and ...
A flow-- directed balloon-tipped pulmonary artery catheter enables catheterization of the right heart for measurement of pressures without requiring the manipulative and ...