Key result
Endovascular therapy with coil embolization is a feasible treatment for pulmonary artery catheter-induced perforation when surgery is not possible or desirable.
Why the study?
Is coil embolization a feasible treatment for pulmonary artery catheter-induced perforation?
Case Report (n=1)
Is coil embolization a feasible treatment for pulmonary artery catheter-induced perforation?
Endovascular coil embolization is a feasible alternative to surgery for treating pulmonary artery catheter-induced perforation.
Offers a nonsurgical option when surgery is contraindicated; leaves open the need for prospective validation before wider use.
The past 40 years have taught us much about the use of pulmonary artery catheters and their complications. Pulmonary artery rupture carries high morbidity and mortality, and therefore a high index of suspicion and timely management are key to the survival of patients who suffer from this rare complication. While surgical therapy has been considered the mainstay of treatment, endovascular therapy is feasible when surgery is not possible or desirable, as demonstrated in our patient. It is unknown which approach is optimal.
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Kumar et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Pulmonary artery catheter-induced perforation (n=1). Coil embolization (endovascular therapy) was evaluated. Endovascular therapy with coil embolization is a feasible treatment for pulmonary artery catheter-induced perforation when surgery is not possible or desirable.
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