Pulmonary-artery versus central venous catheter to guide treatment of acute lung injury.

Author Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

5-1-2006

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The balance between the benefits and the risks of pulmonary-artery catheters (PACs) has not been established. METHODS: We evaluated the relationship of benefits and risks of PACs in 1000 patients with established acute lung injury in a randomi

Publication ISSN

0898-929X

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