Dürrleman N, El Hamamsy I, Bouchard D, Leung T K, Carrier M, Pellerin M, Perrault L P
Département de chirurgie cardiaque, institut de cardiologie de Montréal, Montréal (Qc), Canada.
Ann Chir. 2006 Oct;131(8):426-30. doi: 10.1016/j.anchir.2005.12.020. Epub 2006 Jan 23.
Pulmonary artery catheterization is almost uniformly used nowadays in cardiac surgery. Although rare, rupture of the pulmonary artery following catheterization is highly lethal. This review examines ways of avoiding its occurrence and means of improving outcomes in case of rupture.