ARDSnet: Pulmonary Artery Catheters. NEJM 2006

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Paper type Randomised Controlled Trial Reference The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute ARDS Clinical Trials Network. Pulmonary-Artery versus Central Venous Catheter to Guide Treatment of Acute Lung Injury. NEJM 2006; 354:2213-2224 Major Finding In patients with acute lung injury using a pulmonary artery catheter to guide therapy does not affect mortality, number of ventilator free days or ICU free days when compared to central venous catheter guided therapy. The insertion of pulmonary artery catheters is associated with an increased complication rate. PubMed Abstract NEJM Full Text Scottish Intensive Care Society CAT review of paper Point for discussion: More bad news for the pulmonary artery catheter? ArticleDate:20070515 SiteSection: Article

 

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