Key result
The introduction of the flow-directed catheter has had a remarkable impact on the management of critically ill patients, with an estimated one to two million insertions since 1970.
Population
Critically ill patients
Design
Review
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Extensive historical adoption of flow-directed catheters in critical care leaves open the need for randomized outcome trials to guide current use.
The introduction of the flow-directed catheter has had a remarkable impact on the management of critically ill patients by enabling bedside hemodynamic monitoring.
James E. Dalen (1979) conducted an editorial in Critically ill patients. Flow-directed catheter was evaluated. The introduction of the flow-directed catheter has had a remarkable impact on the management of critically ill patients, with an estimated one to two million insertions since 1970.
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