Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Pulmonary artery catheters in intensive care. |
| Authors: |
Simini, Bruno |
| Source: |
Lancet. 8/6/2005, Vol. 366 Issue 9484, p435-436. 2p. |
| Subjects: |
Pulmonary artery, Pulmonary blood vessels, Clinical medicine, Critical care medicine, Catheters, Drug delivery devices, Drug delivery systems, Medical equipment |
| Abstract: |
Discusses the use of pulmonary artery catheters in intensive care. Details of a non-pharmacological randomized trial appearing in this issue by Sheila Harvey; Result of the trial, which found that use of a pulmonary artery catheter neither improves nor worsens hospital mortality; Difficulty of changing clinical practice by research results. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
