Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of intracardiac entrapment of a Swan-Ganz catheter in open heart operation
Journal
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
3
Pages
277-279
Date Issued
2004
Author(s)
Abstract
A Swan-Ganz catheter entrapment by a suture in the right atrial wall during open heart operation is presented. The diagnosis of the suture entrapment of the Swan-Ganz catheter to the right atrial wall was established by direct observation of the specific movement pattern of the cardiac structures when manual traction was applied from outside by a transesophageal echocardiographic examination.
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Other Subjects
aged; anamnesis; anatomy; article; cannulation; cardioplegia; case report; clinical examination; diagnostic procedure; dyspnea; female; heart atrium; heart catheterization; heart surgery; human; infusion; postoperative complication; suture; Swan Ganz catheter; thorax disease; thorax radiography; transesophageal echocardiography; Aged; Aortic Valve Stenosis; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Female; Foreign-Body Migration; Heart Atria; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Intraoperative Complications; Reoperation; Suture Techniques
Type
journal article