Removal of the knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a percutaneous tracheostomy set

We report a rare complication: the intracardiac knotting and its successful extraction using a percutaneous tracheostomy set in a hemodynamically compromised patient after a heart transplant.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - January 16, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Rafael Arboleda Salazar, Damaris Rodriguez Delgado, Clara Perosanz Silvo, Andrea Eixeres Esteve Tags: Case Report Source Type: research