Anatomic locations of the tips of pulmonary-artery catheters in supine patients

G. M. Kronberg; S. F. Quan; R. M. Schlobohm; J. M. Lindauer; P. C. Goodman

doi:10.1097/00000542-197911000-00021

Anatomic locations of the tips of pulmonary-artery catheters in supine patients

G. M. Kronberg, S. F. Quan, R. M. Schlobohm, J. M. Lindauer, P. C. Goodman

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In supine patients the placement of most catheter tips is vertically below the superior vena cava and thus at or vertically below the left atrium. In addition, 73 per cent of catheter tips were located in the right lower quadrant on the anteroposterior roentgenogram.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	467-469
Number of pages	3
Journal	Anesthesiology
Volume	51
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-197911000-00021
State	Published - 1979

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