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Swan-Ganz catheter [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Vessels (Medicine)
DEF

A multilumen, flow-directed, flexible catheter floated into the pulmonary artery using an inflatable balloon at the tip.

OBS

By thermodilution techniques, repetitive measurement of cardiac output can be performed. The device can also be used to measure pulmonary wedge pressure and to sample mixed venous blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
DEF

Cathéter dit flottant à ballonet, permettant la mesure et l'enregistrement des pressions endocavitaires droites, ainsi que celles de la pression artérielle pulmonaire et capillaire pulmonaire.

Spanish

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