Pulmonary Catheter in Paediatric Intensive Care. Is it Superfluous or a Therapeutic Asset?

Overview

Objective:
Objective evidence to justify invasive haemodynamics (PA catheter) in defined groups of patientsin intensive paediatric care. Design: Prospective observational study.Patients: Two groups of patients were defined: 1. patients with severe refractory shock not responding to„fluid“ resuscitation, 2. patients meeting ARDS criteria.Method: The authors compared the results of assessment at time „0 hours“ after insertion of a PA catheterArrow 4 and 7 Fr with a monitoring unit Datex AS/3. They investigated in patients with severe refractory shockCI, SVRI, PVRI, DO2, VIO2, O2ER, in patients with ARDS in addition PAP mean, PCWP.Results: In all patients, based on results of haemodynamic monitoring movement of the supply of oxygenconsumption improved. No complications were recorded neither as a result of insertion nor as a result ofmeasurements.

Key words:
PA catheter, haemodynamics, ARDS, shock