The Use of Pulmonary Artery Catheters and Echocardiography in the Cardiac Surgery Setting: A Nationwide Italian Survey.

Filippo SanfilippoAlberto NotoValentina AjelloBlanca Martinez Lopez de ArroyabeTommaso AloisioPietro BertiniMichele MondinoSimona SilvettiAntonio PutaggioCarlotta ContinellaMarco RanucciFabio SangalliSabino ScollettaGianluca Paternoster

Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia (2024)

Variability in the use of PACs and echocardiography was found. Protocols regulating the use of PACs seem infrequent. University centers use PACs less and have greater skills in TEE. Training and certifications in echocardiography should be encouraged.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
left ventricular
cardiac surgery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
coronary artery
computed tomography
cross sectional
acute kidney injury
heart failure
medical students