Rupture of pulmonary artery induced by Swan-Ganz catheter: success of coil embolization.

Tayoro, J; Dequin, P F; Delhommais, A; Alison, D; Perrotin, D · Intensive Care Med · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 75-year-old woman suffered severe haemoptysis after insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter in an intensive care unit. Control of the pulmonary artery haemorrhage was quickly and successfully achieved with stainless steel coils as the embolic material.

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