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Chaudhuri S, Ortega D, Chaudhuri K. Asystole during pulmonary artery catheter insertion under general anesthesia. Indian J Crit Care Med 2012; 16 (1):41-43.
In spite of ongoing debate for the past 40 years, pulmonary artery catheters remain in use for invasive hemodynamic monitoring and management of critically ill patients. We describe a case of a sudden onset of asystolic cardiac arrest during the placement of a pulmonary artery catheter, while under general anesthesia. A brief review of the literature highlighting arrhythmic complications associated with pulmonary artery catheterization is also presented.
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