Impact of the pulmonary artery catheter in critically ill patients: Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1664-1670

  Shah, Monica R ^a   Hasselblad, Vic ^b   Stevenson, Lynne W ^c   Binanay, Cynthia ^b   O'Connor, Christopher M ^b   Sopko, George ^d   Califf, Robert M ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CATHETER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART CATHETER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWAN GANZ CATHETER;

EID: 26044478155     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.13.1664     Document Type: Review

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