Q: Why is it important to inflate the Balloon of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter (Swan-Ganz Catheter) as soon as it enters the Right Atrium?
Answer: During Pulmonary Artery Catheter insertion, care must be taken to inflate the balloon as soon as the atrial curve is noticed in the monitor, as it helps to avoid endocardial lesion in the tricuspid valve, as well as in the right atrium and ventricle, such as wall perforation.
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Further readings:
1. Ennala S, Melillo CA, Lane JE, Tonelli AR. Effect of pulmonary artery catheter balloon inflation on pulmonary hemodynamics. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2022 Feb;12(1):37-41. doi: 10.21037/cdt-21-515. PMID: 35282667; PMCID: PMC8898684.
2. Perforation of the Right Ventricle Induced by Pulmonary Artery Catheter at Induction of Anesthesia for the Surgery for Liver Transplantation: A Case Report and Reviewed of Literature, - Case Report Med. 2009; 2009: 650982. Published online 2009 December 31
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