To Swan or not to Swan: Part Deux!

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Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP
Pulmonary & Critical Care Section
Baylor College of Medicine

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Paul E Marik MD, FCCM
St Vincent Hospital

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Citation: J. Varon & P. E. Marik : To Swan or not to Swan: Part Deux! . The Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine. 1998 Volume 2 Number 2

Keywords: swan | hemodynamic | instability

In the last issue of the journal we stated that "When faced with a patient with hemodynamic instability the question that is often posed is whether a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) should be inserted or not?". In this issue of IJEICM we present the results of or internet-based study. It is interesting to corroborate that inspite of our educational efforts, the inappropriate use and poor understanding of the PAC will lead to excessive mortality.

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