Use of pulmonary artery catheter in coronary artery bypass graft. Costs and long-term outcomes.
BACKGROUND:Pulmonary artery catheters (PAC) are used widely to monitor hemodynamics in patients undergoing coronary bypass graft (CABG) surgery. However, recent studies have raised concerns regarding both the effectiveness and safety of PAC. Therefore, our aim was to determine the effects of the use...
Main Authors: | Fei Xu, Qian Wang, Heng Zhang, Sipeng Chen, Hushan Ao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4331497?pdf=render |
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