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

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

We report a case of a 45-year-old male patient diagnosed with liver cirrhosis by hepatitis C and alcohol, with a Child-Pugh score C and a model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score of 27, and submitted to liver transplantation. The subject underwent insertion of the pulmonary artery catheter (PA...

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Main Authors: Maria Auxiliadora-Martins, Erick Apinagés dos Santos, Daniel Adans Wenzinger, Gil Cezar Alkmim-Teixeira, Gerardo Cristino de M. Neto, Ajith Kumar Sankarankutty, Orlando de Castro e Silva, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Anibal Basile-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/650982
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