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Remember What a Swan-Ganz Catheter Does

Published on Mon Nov 18, 2019

Pay attention to other names for it, too. A Swan-Ganz catheter (SGC) is designed for specific hemodynamic monitoring and central access. Your provider can use the SGC to monitor pulmonary artery (PA) pressure, plus measure cardiac output and other cardiovascular functions. The catheter has multiple ports for central circulation access, including a regional anesthesia (RA) port, PA port, CVP port, [...]
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