Pulmonary Artery Catheter Use and Mortality in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The appropriate use of pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) in critically ill cardiac patients remains debated.

Objectives

The authors aimed to characterize the current use of PACs in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) with attention to patient-level and institutional factors influencing their application and explore the association with in-hospital mortality.

Methods

The Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network is a multicenter network of CICUs in North America. Between 2017 and 2021, participating centers contributed annual 2-month snapshots of consecutive CICU admissions. Admission diagnoses, clinical and demographic data, use of PACs, and in-hospital mortality were captured.

Results

Among 13,618 admissions at 34 sites, 3,827 were diagnosed with sho

SUBMITTER: Kadosh BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527413 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature