Massive Hemoptysis and Tension Pneumothorax following Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

Right Heart Catheterization and Cardiac Complications in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

“…Right heart catheterization has been associated with ventricular arrhythmias and heart block, [22][23][24] catheter-related sepsis, 25 pulmonary embolism, 26 central venous access complications, 27 and death. 28,29 It is possible that the potential benefits of RHC are offset in part by the physiological burden of indwelling instrumentation.…”