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Case Reports
. 1999;3(5):131-3.
doi: 10.1186/cc359. Epub 1999 Sep 16.

Percutaneous removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator

M Jagers op Akkerhuis  1 , C G Bauland, A J Voets
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Case Reports

Percutaneous removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator

M Jagers op Akkerhuis et al. Crit Care. 1999.

Abstract

STATEMENT OF FINDINGS: This case report describes removal of a knotted, subclavian, pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator. With this simple method an invasive procedure might be averted.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest radiography showing a knot in the pulmonary artery catheter at a position between the clavicle and the second rib.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Tracheostomy dilator and pulmonary artery catheter after removal.
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