Key result
Routine use of PA catheters during abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs was historically associated with a decrease in perioperative renal failure rates from 10%-20% to approximately 2%.
Why the study?
Does the routine use of PA catheters reduce perioperative renal failure and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac or vascular surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac or vascular surgery (specifically abdominal aortic aneurysm repair)
Comparison
Routine use of pulmonary artery (PA) catheters vs Historical practice without routine PA catheters
Design
Editorial
Authors
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This letter argues against a broad dismissal of PA catheters, highlighting their historical role in reducing perioperative renal failure during major vascular surgery.
Does the routine use of PA catheters reduce perioperative renal failure and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac or vascular surgery?
Jeffrey L. Kaufman (1997) conducted a letter in Abdominal aortic aneurysms. Pulmonary artery (PA) catheters vs. Historical controls (no PA catheter) was evaluated on Perioperative renal failure. Routine use of PA catheters during abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs was historically associated with a decrease in perioperative renal failure rates from 10%-20% to approximately 2%.
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