Bleeding from thermistor connector indicates entrapment of pulmonary artery catheter
LEI Qian
ZENG Qing-shi
LUO Sha
ZHANG Xiao-shen
XIE Bin
GUO Hui-ming
摘要：Several complications of insertion and use of pulmonary artery catheter (PAC),including catheter entrapment,are recognized during or after cardiac surgery.Early detection is very important.We report a case of PAC entrapment because the the catheter was accidentally sutured to the superior vena cava.Bleeding from the thermistor connector was initially detected after surgery because the needle punctured the lumen of thermistor connector.The PAC was removed through re-exploration. Therefore,bleeding from the thermistor connector could early indicate the PAC entrapment.We suggest that abnormal bleeding from the non-injectate lumen ports of PAC should be checked before sternal closure.
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分类号：R543(心脏、血管（循环系）疾病)
论文发表日期：2012-07-01
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）