Understanding changes in established practice: Pulmonary artery catheter use in critically ill patients. Critical care medicine, Dec 2013, Vol. 41(12), p.2667-76.
Gershengorn, H.B., and Wunsch, H.
http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2013/12000/Understanding_Changes_in_Established_Practice__.1.aspx
Multiple studies suggest that routine use of pulmonary artery catheters is not beneficial in critically ill patients. Little is known about the patterns of “uptake” of practice change that involves removal of a device previously considered standard of care, rather than adoption of a new technique or technology. Our objective was to assess recent pulmonary artery catheter use across ICUs and identify factors associated with high use.
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