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An unusual position of a Swan-Ganz catheter

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Placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter can cause many complications. This case report presents a new complication of Swan-Ganz catheter insertion-placement of the Swan-Ganz catheter tip in the coronary sinus.

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  1. Division of cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, USA

    F. A. Baciewicz & J. T. Davis

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, USA

    M. A. Nirdlinger

  3. Department of Surgery Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, C.S. 10008, 43699, Toledo, Ohio, USA

    F. A. Baciewicz

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  1. F. A. Baciewicz
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Baciewicz, F.A., Nirdlinger, M.A. & Davis, J.T. An unusual position of a Swan-Ganz catheter. Intensive Care Med 13, 211–212 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00254707

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