page_title: Pulmonary artery catheter
hierarchical_section_title: Pulmonary artery catheter
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Schéma zavedení Swanova-Ganzova katétru v angličtině Deutsch: Aufbau eines Pulmonalarterienkatheters (Swan-Ganz-Katheter). Der Katheter beinhaltet vier Lumen. Dies sind der proximale Kanal (1), der im rechten Vorhof zu liegen kommt und u. a. zur Messung des zentralen Venendrucks dient, der Kanal, der zu Temperatursonde führt und eine Kältedilutionsmessung ermöglicht (2), der Kanal zum Aufblasen des Ballons (3) sowie der distale Kanal, mit dem der Druck in der Pulmonalarterie (PAP) sowie der Pulmonalarterienverschlussdruck (PCWP, Wedge-Druck) gemessen wird (4). In diesem Schemabild befindet sich der Katheter in der Wedge-Position, in der der Ballon die Pulmonalarterie verschließt.A simple figure descripting pulmonary artery catheter. Drawn with Inkscape 0.43
context_page_description: Pulmonary artery catheterization, or right heart catheterization, is the insertion of a catheter into a pulmonary artery. Its purpose is diagnostic; it is used to detect heart failure or sepsis, monitor therapy, and evaluate the effects of drugs. The pulmonary artery catheter allows direct, simultaneous measurement of pressures in the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and the filling pressure of the left atrium. The pulmonary artery catheter is frequently referred to as a Swan-Ganz catheter, in honor of its inventors Jeremy Swan and William Ganz, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
context_section_description: Pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC), or right heart catheterization, is the insertion of a catheter into a pulmonary artery. Its purpose is diagnostic; it is used to detect heart failure or sepsis, monitor therapy, and evaluate the effects of drugs.  The pulmonary artery catheter allows direct, simultaneous measurement of pressures in the right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and the filling pressure ("wedge" pressure) of the left atrium. The pulmonary artery catheter is frequently referred to as a Swan-Ganz catheter, in honor of its inventors Jeremy Swan and William Ganz, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
caption: Diagram of Pulmonary artery catheter
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