The pulmonary artery catheter: Nonexistential entity or occasionally useful tool?

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 859-862

  Layon, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033065479     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.859     Document Type: Article

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