Med Clin Barcelona
The most recent articles from:
May 1998
-
Multicenter Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
[Evaluation of the use of the pulmonary artery catheter in patients with acute myocardial infarct: The PAEEC study. Project of the Epidemiologic Analysis of Critical Illness].
The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the use of the pulmonary artery catheter on hospital mortality in patients admitted to hospital for acute myocardial infarction. ⋯ The use of the pulmonary artery catheter was not found to contribute to reducing the mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction. In fact, these results questions its use, particularly in less severe patients.