Case report Percutaneous removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator.docVIP

Case report Awaiting print pagination Percutaneous removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator Marja Jagers op Akkerhuis, Constantijn G Bauland and Ad J Voets Statement of findings Address: Department of Intensive Care, Atrium Medisch Centrum, P.O. Box 4446, 6401 CX Heerlen, The Netherlands This case report describes removal of a knotted, subclavian, pulmonary artery catheter using a tracheostomy dilator. With this simple method an invasive procedure might be averted. Correspondence: Marja Jagers op Akkerhuis, Department of Surgery, Academisch Ziekenhuis