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Case Reports
. 1989;15(2):126-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00295990.

Fatal right-sided nonbacterial endocarditis associated with pulmonary artery catheterization

J G Melton  1 , G D Kamal
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Case Reports

Fatal right-sided nonbacterial endocarditis associated with pulmonary artery catheterization

J G Melton et al. Intensive Care Med. 1989.

Abstract

Pulmonary artery (PA) catheterization is now a routine procedure in the care of critically ill patients. We report a case in which a pulmonary artery catheter was a major factor in the demise of a patient who developed adult respiratory distress syndrome following a septic abortion.

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  • Transesophageal echocardiography.
    Stöllberger C, Redl E, Slany J, Sporn P. Stöllberger C, et al. Intensive Care Med. 1989;15(7):478-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00255608. Intensive Care Med. 1989. PMID: 2600296 No abstract available.

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