The Impact of a Pulmonary-Artery-Catheter-Based Protocol on Fluid and Catecholamine Administration in Early Sepsis

Objective. The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) remains topic of debate. Despite abundant data, it is of note that many trials did not incorporate a treatment protocol. Methods. We retrospectively evaluated fluid balances and catecholamine doses in septic patients after the introduction of a PAC-bas...

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Main Authors: Carina Bethlehem, Frouwke M. Groenwold, Hanneke Buter, W. Peter Kingma, Michael A. Kuiper, Fellery de Lange, Paul Elbers, Henk Groen, Eric N. van Roon, E. Christiaan Boerma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/161879
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