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  • Title: Pulmonary artery rupture after attempted removal of a pulmonary artery catheter.
    Author: Huang GS, Wang HJ, Chen CH, Ho ST, Wong CS.
    Journal: Anesth Analg; 2002 Aug; 95(2):299-301, table of contents. PubMed ID: 12145037.
    Abstract:
    Withdrawal of a pulmonary catheter before initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass may prevent suturing the catheter to the pulmonary trunk and avoid the fatal complication of pulmonary artery rupture.
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