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True knot in a Swan-Ganz catheter on a central venous catheter: A simple trick for percutaneous removal

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, C./Villarroel 170, E-08036, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Castellá, V. Riambau, J. Palacin & J. Mulet

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, c./Villarroel 170, E-08036, Barcelona, Spain

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Castellá, M., Riambau, V., Palacin, J. et al. True knot in a Swan-Ganz catheter on a central venous catheter: A simple trick for percutaneous removal. Intensive Care Med 22, 830–831 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709529

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