Dilated aortic root influences pulmonary artery catheter placement in anesthetized patients

Abstract Purpose The placement of a pulmonary artery catheter sometimes needs long time by observing the pressure wave, and several factors have been reported to hinder the placement. In the present study, we examined whether enlargement of the aortic root is associated with longer time for the plac...

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Main Authors: Yuka Miyata, Tsutomu Wada, Tomohiko Hayasaka, Yukio Hayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-02-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-018-0152-7