Retrieval of Entrapped and Knotted Balloon-Tipped Catheters from the Right Heart
Authors: GERARDO VOCI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Brief Reports1 May 1980Retrieval of Entrapped and Knotted Balloon-Tipped Catheters from the Right HeartGERARDO VOCI, M.D., FRANCISCO A. GAZEK, M.D., ALFRED C. BURRIS, M.D., JACOB ZATUCHNI, M.D.GERARDO VOCI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCISCO A. GAZEK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALFRED C. BURRIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JACOB ZATUCHNI, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-5-638 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEntrapment and knotting of ballon-tipped catheters within the right heart are rare complications of hemodynamic monitoring. Depending on the nature of the problem, and the ingenuity of the investigators, various techniques have been used with success in overcoming these and other unfortunate events. This paper reports two instances of successful retrieval of percutaneously inserted 7 French balloon-tipped catheters in which one catheter remained entrapped in the right atrial wall during repair of atriotomy for cardiopulmonary bypass, and the other became knotted in the right atrium.A 39-year-old woman with severe mitral stenoisis was admitted for elective mitral valve replacement. Preoperatively,...References1. BLOCK P. Snaring of a Swan-Ganz catheter. J Thorac Surg. 1976;71:917-9. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BALDI J, FISHENFELD J, and BENCHIMOL A. Complete knotting of a catheter and a nonsurgical method of removal. Chest. 1974;65:93-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MOND H, CLARK D, NESBITT S, and SCHLANT R. A technique for unknotting an intracardiac flow-directed balloon catheter. Chest. 1975;67:731-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LIPP H, O'DONOGHUE K, and RESNEKOV L. Intracardiac knotting of a flow-directed balloon catheter. N Engl J Med. 1971;284:220. Letter. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SABEL G and BRAMWIT D. Removal of a knotted subclavian semi-floating pacing wire. Chest. 1972;62:654. Letter. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. DAUM S and SCHAPIRA M. Intracardiac knot formation in a Swan-Ganz catheter. Anesth Analg (Cleve). 1973;52:862-3. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. MEISTER S, FURR C, ENGEL T, SONES M, and FRANKL W. Knotting of a flow directed catheter about a cardiac structure. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1977;3:171-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GERARDO VOCI, M.D.; FRANCISCO A. GAZEK, M.D.; ALFRED C. BURRIS, M.D.; JACOB ZATUCHNI, M.D.Affiliations: Episcopal Hospital and Temple University Medical School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTransfemoral percutaneous removal of a knotted Swan-Ganz catheterMorbidity and Mortality Associated With Accidentally Entrapped Pulmonary Artery Catheters During Cardiac Surgery: A Case SeriesTransesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of intracardiac entrapment of a Swan-Ganz catheter in open heart operationPulmonary artery catheter complications: report on a case of a knot accident and literature reviewRemoval of Knotted Intravascular Devices. Case Report and Review of the LiteratureCOMPLICATIONS OF HEMODYNAMIC MONITORINGThe irremovable swan: A complication of the pulmonary artery catheterA Technique to Remove Knotted Pulmonary Artery CathetersPercutaneous Removal of a Swan-Ganz Catheter Sutured to the Superior Vena CavaA bleeding swanNonsurgical removal of a knotted pulmonary artery catheterBeware the pulsating swanVentricular entrapment of a swan-ganz catheter: A technique for nonsurgical removalComplications of invasive hemodynamic monitoring in the intensive care unitSnare loop technique for removal of broken steerable PTCA wireInvasive bedside hemodynamic monitoringKnotting of a Bypass Graft Catheter: Report of a CaseA new nonsurgical technique for untying tight knots in flow-directed balloon cathetersTreatment of cardiac failureNonsurgical untangling of a multiple-coiled flow-directed catheter 1 May 1980Volume 92, Issue 5Page: 638-639KeywordsCardiopulmonary bypassCathetersHeartHemodynamicsMitral valve repairMitral valve replacement ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...