|
Patient comorbidity
|
n (%)
|
Reason for pulmonary artery catheter insertion
|
n (%)
|
|---|
|
Systemic hypertension
|
48 (57)
|
Cardiac surgery
|
23 (27)
|
|
Coronary artery disease
|
29 (34)
|
Diagnosed cardiac disease
|
23 (27)
|
|
Valvular heart disease
|
28 (33)
|
Volume status
|
21 (25)
|
|
Diabetes
|
27 (32)
|
Perioperative monitoring
|
17 (20)
|
|
Hyperlipidemia
|
23 (27)
|
Multisystem organ failure
|
8 (10)
|
|
Angina
|
22 (26)
|
Acute heart failure
|
6 (7)
|
|
Arrhythmia
|
20 (24)
|
Severe sepsis
|
4 (5)
|
|
Congestive heart failure
|
18 (21)
| | |
- Multiple comorbidities coexist in many patients. In several patients, more than one reason was listed for pulmonary artery catheter insertion.
