Key result
Pulmonary artery catheterization lacks evidence of benefit for decreasing patient morbidity or mortality, and may actually increase these outcomes despite widespread use.
Why the study?
Does pulmonary artery catheterization improve morbidity or mortality in critically ill and/or hemodynamically unstable patients?
Population
Critically ill and/or hemodynamically unstable patients, including those with acute myocardial infarction…
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Routine use should not yet change practice in critically ill patients; leaves open the need for definitive randomized trials in select subgroups.
Does pulmonary artery catheterization improve morbidity or mortality in critically ill and/or hemodynamically unstable patients?
Despite widespread use and high costs, routine pulmonary artery catheterization in critically ill patients lacks evidence of benefit and may be associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
James E. Dalen (1996) conducted an editorial in Critically ill and/or hemodynamically unstable patients. Pulmonary artery catheterization was evaluated on Patient morbidity or mortality. Pulmonary artery catheterization lacks evidence of benefit for decreasing patient morbidity or mortality, and may actually increase these outcomes despite widespread use.
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