Young D
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
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The pulmonary artery flow-directed catheter (Swan-Ganz catheter) has been in clinical use for 20 years. These devices are now used by 80% of UK intensive care units for the diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of cardiorespiratory problems. The principal indications for the use of pulmonary artery catheters and the evidence supporting these indications are outlined in this article.
肺动脉血流导向导管(Swan-Ganz导管)已在临床应用20年。目前,英国80%的重症监护病房使用这些设备来诊断和监测各种心肺问题。本文概述了使用肺动脉导管的主要适应症以及支持这些适应症的证据。