Transthoracic echocardiography assists appropriate pulmonary artery catheter placement: An observational study

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World Journal of Anesthesiology

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World J Anesthesiol. Jul 27, 2015; 4(2): 30-38
Published online Jul 27, 2015. doi: 10.5313/wja.v4.i2.30

Table 1 Patient study parameters

Parameter	Number (proportion or 95%CI) or mean (SD or 95%CI)
Age (yr)	67 (10)
BMI (kg/m²)	29.6 (5.6)
IPPV during PAC insertion	24 (24%)
Diagnosis of COAD or Asthma	28 (28%)
Final PAC position in MPA	80 (72%-88%)	P < 0.0001
Final PAC position in RPA	18 (13%-29%)	P < 0.0001
TTE view in which PAC was seen
PSRVIO	52 (43%-63%)	P < 0.0001
SCRVIO	33 (26%-45%)	P < 0.0001
PSAscAo	13 (6%-24%)	P < 0.0001

BMI: Body mass index; IPPV: Intermittent positive pressure ventilation; COAD: Chronic obstructive airways disease; PAC: Pulmonary artery catheter; MPA: Main pulmonary artery; RPA: Right pulmonary artery; TTE: Transthoracic echocardiography; PSRVIO: Parasternal right ventricular inflow outflow view; SCRVIO: Subcostal right ventricular inflow outflow view; PSAscAo: Parasternal ascending aorta short axis view.

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Citation: Tan CO, Weinberg L, Story DA, McNicol L. Transthoracic echocardiography assists appropriate pulmonary artery catheter placement: An observational study. World J Anesthesiol 2015; 4(2): 30-38
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5313/wja.v4.i2.30

Tan CO, Weinberg L, Story DA, McNicol L. Transthoracic echocardiography assists appropriate pulmonary artery catheter placement: An observational study. World J Anesthesiol 2015; 4(2): 30-38 [DOI: 10.5313/wja.v4.i2.30]

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