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Pulmonary artery flow catheters for directing management in pre-eclampsia.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia can cause fluid shifts. Pulmonary oedema and renal failure can result from these shifts. Fluid management is crucial in managing pre-eclampsia, especially in the context of pulmonary oedema and renal failure. Pulmonary artery catheterisation may be a method of effectively monitoring fluid status and thus aid in the management of renal failure and pulmonary oedema in the context of pre-eclampsia.
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the safety and efficacy of pulmonary flow catheters in women with severe pre-eclampsia in preventing and managing of renal failure and pulmonary oedema or both.
SEARCH METHODS:
We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (30 April 2012).
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Randomised trials evaluating the use of the pulmonary artery catheterisation in the management of pre-eclamptic and eclamptic antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum women.
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS:
We did not identify any randomised controlled studies.
MAIN RESULTS:
There are no included studies.
AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS:
There is currently no evidence from randomised controlled trials supporting the use of the pulmonary artery catheters. Fluid management in pre-eclampsia, especially in the context of preventing or managing renal failure and pulmonary oedema, remains an important issue. Randomised trials dealing with this intervention are needed, however, we do recognise the difficulty in performing randomised trials due to the invasive nature of the procedure and skills involved in inserting a pulmonary flow catheter.
AuthorsYing Hong Li, Natalia Novikova
JournalThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Cochrane Database Syst Rev) Issue 6 Pg. CD008882 (Jun 13 2012) ISSN: 1469-493X [Electronic] England
PMID22696380 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review, Systematic Review)
Topics
  • Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pre-Eclampsia
  • Pregnancy
  • Pulmonary Artery
  • Pulmonary Edema (prevention & control)
  • Renal Insufficiency (prevention & control)

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