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Case Report Intracardiac Knotting of a Balloon-tipped, Flow-directed Pulmonary Artery Catheter: A Case Report
Bong Chul Choi, Mee Young Chung, Chang Jae Kim, Jun Seuk Chea, Byung Ho Lee

DOI: https://doi.org/
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bhlee@mail.catholic.ac.kr
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The occurrence of knots and loops is a potential hazard of a balloon-tipped, flow-directed pulmonary artery (PA) catheter placement if excessive catheter length is passed into the right atrium or ventricle. Knotting of a balloon-tipped, flow-directed PA catheter leading to difficulty in its removal is a rare but serious complication. A case of knotted catheter in right atrium in a patient undergoing aortic valve replacement is presented. By passing a spring guidewire into PA catheter, we have untied the loose knotted catheter under simple fluoroscopic guidance in the intensive care unit.


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