Percutaneous removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator
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- DOI: 10.1186/cc359
Percutaneous removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator
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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