Characteristics of pulmonary artery catheter use in multicenter ICUs in Japan and the association with mortality: a multicenter cohort study using the Japanese Intensive care PAtient Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been 50 years since the pulmonary artery catheter was introduced, but the actual use of pulmonary artery catheters in recent years is unknown. Some randomized controlled trials have reported no causality with mortality, but some observational studies have been published showing an association with mortality for patients with cardiogenic shock, and the association with a pulmonary artery catheter and mortality is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the utilization of pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to examine their association with mortality, taking into account differences between hospitals.

Methods

This is a retrospective analysis using the Japanese Intensive care PAtient Database, a multicenter, prospec

SUBMITTER: Fukano K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612322 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature