Iatrogenic perforation of a pulmonary artery side branch-a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) continues to be important for the diagnosis and therapeutic control of severe heart failure and in the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension. One of the most feared complications of this examination is perforation of a pulmonary artery with an estimated incidence of 0.031-0.05% and mortality rates of up to 70%.

Case summary

We report on an 80-year-old female patient who experienced a perforation of a pulmonary artery branch during the work-up of pulmonary arterial hypertension by PAC. Immediately after the perforation, haemodynamic shock developed rapidly, necessitating cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Occlusion of the pulmonary artery branch with a semicompliant balloon was applied immediately. After 40 min of occ

SUBMITTER: Leick J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8209363 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature