Pulmonary Artery Catheters in Critically Ill Patients

This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in internal medicine. Do critically ill patients benefit from early insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter to help guide management? Starting with that question, it describes the basics of the study, including funding, study location, who was studied, how many patients, study overview, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, and criticism and limitations. The chapter briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case.