학술논문
Insufficient Length of Pulmonary Artery Introducer in an Obese Patient
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Archives of Surgery. Jul 01, 2004 139(7):794-796
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0004-0010
Abstract
A 38-year-old, morbidly obese woman underwent surgery for debridement of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall. A pulmonary artery catheter was placed because of increasing fluid requirements. Despite multiple debridements and fluid resuscitation, the patient exhibited severe systemic inflammatory response. It was discovered that fluid placed in the introducer had extravasated into the subcutaneous tissues. In this obese patient, the pulmonary artery introducer was too short.