2. Agenda
Arterial line
Central venous line
Swan Ganz catheters
Periocardiocentesis
Intraaortic balloon counterpulsation
Bedside temporary pacemakers
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3. WHAT IS AN ARTERIAL LINE?
An arterial line is a cannula
usually positioned in a
peripheral artery
Such as:
Radial artery
Brachial artery
Dorsalis pedis artery
Femoral artery
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4. INDICATIONS FOR USING
ARTERIAL LINE
Ease of access
Continuous monitoring of arterial
blood pressure
• if patient is on intropic drugs
• if patient is on vasoactive drug
• if patient requires frequent arterial
blood sampling
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7. THE ARTERIAL WAVEFORM
The arterial waveform
reflects the pressure
generated in the arteries
following ventricular
contraction and can be
described as having:-
• Anacrotic notch
• Peak systolic pressure
• Dicrotic notch
• Diastolic pressure
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9. CVP
Reasons For Inserting Central
Venous Catheters
Limited vascular access
Administration of intropes , highly osmotic or
caustic fluids or medications
Frequent administration of blood and blood products
Frequent blood sampling
Measurement of CVP
Hemodialysis
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10. COMMON CENTRAL LINE
INSERTION SITES
Right internal jugular
left internal jugular
right subclavian
left subclavian
femoral (as a last
resort)
Or peripherally
inserted central
catheters (PICC)
which are inserted
via the antecubital
veins (basilic vein is
the best) in the arm
and is advanced into
the central veins
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17. INTERPRETATION
• An increase of above normal (up to 10 cm H2O) may
indicate weakening or failure of the
right side of the heart, or excessive
intravascular volume
• A pressure below 5cm H2O usually
reflects an intravascular volume deficit
or drug induced excessive vasodilation
• CVP measurements must not be
interpreted on their own, but viewed
alongside the patient's full clinical
picture
(BP, Respiratory Pattern, Colour, Temperature)
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20. What is a Swan?
Full name: Swan-Ganz
Catheter
Pulmonary Artery (PA)
Catheter = right heart catheter
Used it to monitor a patient’s
hemodynamics when we cant
answer the question using
noninvasive/clinical measures
Useful to measure right atrial,
pulmonary artery, right
ventricular pressures and
indirectly measure left atrial
pressures, cardiac output and
systemic vascular resistance
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21. Why use a Swan?
Differentiation between causes of shock>cardiogenic,
hypovolemic, septic
Differentiation between causes of pulmonary
edema>cardiogenic versus noncardiogenic
Diagnosis of pericardial tamponade
Diagnosis of intracardiac shunt
Evaluation/Management of pulmonary hypertension
Diagnosis of lymphangitic spread of tumor and fat
embolism
Management of complicated MI, HF
Determine need for vasopressor/inotropic therapy
Fluid Status>in GI bleed, renal failure, sepsis
Ventilator management>determining the best PEEP
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22. Escape Trial
The value of Swan-Ganz catheterization to
guide tailored therapy in heart failure patients
is an area of controversy.
The randomized ESCAPE trial showed no
benefit on a primary end point of the number
of days alive and out of the hospital at six
months
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23. Insertion Techniques
Goal: get the catheter to the pulmonary
artery
Right internal jugular vein or left
subclavian allows easiest passage
Swan should be oriented ex-vivo to
approximate the course in the body
Catheter goes through an introducer and
into the vein. The balloon stays closed until
we reach the right atrium.
When we reach the right atrium (20cm),
balloon should be inflated to reduce
possibility of injury to the myocardium.
Then the balloon should be moved quickly
through the right ventricle (30cm)> and
then pulmonary artery (40cm) and PCWP
(50cm) FROM SUBCLAVIAN/IJ
APPROACH
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24. How do you know you are in the Right
Atrium?>>20 cm
Normal right atrial presssure is 0-6mmHg.
Normal oxygen content 15%
Normal O2 saturation 75%
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25. What Elevates the Right Atrial Pressure?
RV infarct
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary stenosis
Left to right shunt
Tricuspid valvular disease
Left heart failure
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26. How do you know you are in the right ventricle?
RV systolic=17-30
RV diastolic=0-6
RV O2 content=15%
RV O2 saturation 75%
30cm
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28. How do you know you are in the pulmonary artery?
Normal PA pressure,
systolic 15-30
Normal PA pressure,
diastolic 5-13
O2 content 15%
O2 saturation 75%
29. What Elevates PA pressure?
Volume Overload (backflow)
Primary lung disease
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary Embolism
Left to right shunt
Mitral Valve Disease
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30. THE WEDGE:
What is the Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure?
The measurement is obtained when the inflated balloon impacts into a slightly
smaller branch of the pulmonary artery. This is where the arterial pressure exceeds
the venous pressure and the venous pressure exceeds the alveolar pressure, thereby
creating a continuous column of blood from the catheter tip to the left atrium
when the balloon is inflated. Pulmonary venous pressure is the best indicator of
left atrial pressure except when there is venoocclusive disease. AND ONLY
WHEN THE PA CATHETER IS IN ZONE 3 of the lung.
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31. Pulmonary artery wedge 2-12
Pulmonary vein O2 content 20%
Pulmonary vein O2 sat 98%
PCWP tracing looks like RA tracing
except that the v wave is slightly higher
than the a wave (opposite of RA).
Also, b/c of the time required for LA
mechanical events, PAWP waveforms are
further delayed when recorded by EKG
Inflation of the Balloon for PCWP Tracing
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34. •Don’t leave balloon inflated in wedge position for extended
period of time>can cause pulmonary infarction
• Thromboembolic events can occur with the catheter acting as
a nidus for thrombus formation. Less common with heparin
bonded catheters
•Misinterpretation of the data
•Mural thrombi can be induced by inflammation of infection of
a vessel wall, seen in 33% of patients at autopsy
•Sterile vegetations, seen in 90% of patients
•Endocarditis of the pulmonic valve
•Rupture of the catheter balloon and consequent air embolism
Not Without Risks???
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36. IABP PURPOSE
Improves cardiac function during cardiogenic
shock.
26-28 cm balloon surrounds end of centrally
placed catheter (from groin)
Placed into descending thoracic aorta
Inflates in diastole - fills coronary arteries
retrograde
Deflates in systole - decreases LV afterload
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37. What is an IABP?
The Intra-Aortic Balloon
Counterpulsation system is a
volume displacement device.
A device used to reduce left
ventricular systolic work, left
ventricular end-diastolic
pressure, and wall tension
Decreases oxygen
consumption
Increases cardiac output,
perfusion, pressure and
volume to Coronary Artries
47. ECG Trigger
Since triggering on the R wave of the ECG is
preferred, it is very important to give the IABP a
good quality ECG signal and lead
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48. Triggering on the Arterial Pressure
Waveform
Arterial pressure provides another signal to the IABP to
determine where the cardiac cycle begins and ends
It is used when the ECG has too much interference from patient
movement or poor lead connection
There are limitations to triggering on the arterial pressure curve
• Therefore AP trigger should be considered a backup trigger
and not the one used as the primary trigger
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49. The Guidelines
IABP in STEMI complicated by cardiogenic shock
Class 1B
ACC/AHA
ESC
Strongly recommended
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56. Indications for Temporary Pacing
Acute myocardial infarction with:
CHB, Mobitz type 2 AV block, medically
refractory symptomatic bradycardia, alternating
BBB, new bifascicular block, new BBB with
anterior MI
In absence of acute MI : SSS, CHB, Mobitz type 2
AV block
Treatment of tachyarrhythmias : VT
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Thereby avoiding the discomfort of frequent punctures of the artery eg tests for blood gases, serial blood lactate levels, full blood count, u&e’s etc.
HYPOVOLAEMIA – ACCIDENTAL DISCONNECTION OF TUBING FROM THE CANNULA CAN RESULT IN SEVERE HAEMORRHAGE AND HYPOVOLAEMIA
NO DRUGS SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE ARTERIAL LINE AS IT CAN CAUSE DISTAL ISCHAEMIA AND NECROSIS WITH SOMETIMES PERMANENT DAMAGE
LOCAL DAMAGE TO ARTERY – THIS IS THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE DISTAL END EG FINGERS WATCH FOR SIGNS OF CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE, MOTTLING OR BLANCHING PARTICULARLY WHEN THE LINE IS FLUSHED.
Why would the femoral vein be used as a last resort?
Several studies show that clinicians are poor at correlating clinic status with hemodynamic assessment. In a general ICU population, clinicians could correlate correlate PCWP and cardiac index only 30-70% of the time. And 60-85% of the time in CCUs.
People then argued that more frequent and accurate diagnosis of the conditions that can be treated would improve patient outcome. So in the 1970s, with Swan-Ganz, it became the standard of care in hemodynamically unstable patients.
Differentiation between causes of shock>cardiogenic, hypovolemic, septic
Differentiation between causes of pulmonary edema>cardiogenic versus noncardiogenic
Diagnosis of pericardial tamponade
Diagnosis of intracardiac shunt
Evaluation/Management of pulmonary hypertension
Diagnosis of lymphangitic spread of tumor and fat embolism
Management of complicated MI, HF
Determine need for vasopressor/inotropic therapy
Fluid Status>in GI bleed, renal failure, sepsis
Ventilator management>determining the best PEEP
Average time from decision to use PA catheter until onset of catheter based treatment is 120 minutes
Goal: get the catheter to the pulmonary artery
Cordis into right internal jugular vein or left subclavian allows easiest passage
Swan should be oriented ex-vivo to approximate the course in the body
Catheter goes through an introducer and into the vein. The balloon stays closed until we reach the right atrium.
When we reach the right atrium (20cm), balloon should be inflated to reduce possibility of injury to the myocardium.
Then the balloon should be moved quickly through the right ventricle (30cm)> and then pulmonary artery (40cm) and PCWP (50cm) FROM SUBCLAVIAN/IJ APPROACH
The balloon is inflated with air. But filtered CO2 should be used in any situation in which balloon rupture might cause air to get into arterial system>like if there is an intracardiac shunt or pulmary A-V fistula.
a=atrial contraction. A wave peak follows the electrical p wave by about 80msec
c=sudden motion of the AV ring toward the right atrium.
x descent=atrial relaxation
v=pressure generated by venous filling
of the right atrium. The peak of the v wave occurs at the end of ventricular systole when atrium is maximally filled. This occurs near the end of the t wave
y descent=rapid emptying of the RA into RV
Normal right atrial presssure is 0-6mmHg.
Normal oxygen content 15%
Normal O2 saturation 75%
Two pressures are measured in the RV. The peak of the RV systolic pressure and the RV end diastolic pressure, right after the a wave.
The ventricular diastole is made up of early rapid filling phase (60%) and a slow phase (25%) filling and an atrial systolic phase which produces an a wave in the RV tracing.
PA waveform is characterized by a systolic peak and diastolic trough with a dictrotic notch due to closure of the pulmonic valve. PA systolic pressure occurs within T wave of EKG similar to the systemic arterial pressures.
The measurement is obtained when the inflated balloon impacts into a slightly
smaller branch of the pulmonary artery. In this position, the balloon stop flows
and catheter tip senses pressure transmitted backward through the static column of
blood from the next pulmonary bed, the pulmonary veins. Pulmonary venous pressure is the
best indicator of left atrial pressure except when there is venoocclusive disease
The PCWP only indicates the LAP if the pressure in the surrounding capillaries exceeds the mean alveolar pressure. That is ZONE 3. This concept is based on the idea tha the lung can divided into 3 physiologic zones of blood flow which are based upon the relationship b/t alveolar pressure, PAP and pulm capillary pressure. In
ZONE 1, the alveolar pressure is greater than the capillary pressure. In Zone 3, the most dependent portion of the lung, vascular pressures are the highest d/t gravity. So again PCWP is only accurately a measure of LAP IF PCP exceeds mean alveolar pressure.
So how do you know you are in Zone 3? 60% of catheter insertion are only in the right place. You can look at the CXR and the catheter should be below the left atrium. If there is marked respiratory vairation in the PAWP tracing you are likely not in Zone 3 and if PAD> PCWP then you are likely not in zone 3.
Inflation of the balloon changes the tracing of the pulmonary artery. Goes from having a dicrotic notch to having more of a,c,v wave pattern like we saw in the right atrium. This is because we are measure left atrial pressure.
Pulmonary artery wedge 2-12
PCWP tracing looks like RA tracing
except that the v wave is slightly higher
than the a wave (opposite of RA)
B/c of the time required for LA mechanical
events, PAWP waveforms are further delayed when recorded by EKG. The peak of the A wave follows the the peak of the EKG p wave by 240 ms and the peak of the v wave occurs after the EKG t wave.
A wave=atrial systole
C wave=reflecting closure of the mitral valve
V wave=represents both ventricular systole and passive atrial filling in atrial diastole.
Pulmonary artery wedge 2-12
Pulmonary vein O2 content 20%
Pulmonary vein O2 sat 98%
Confirmation of the PCWP position is done be withdrawing blood from the distal lumen and measureing the O2 aturation. If >95% are considered satisfactory.
The PDP/DA influences the gradient for coronary artery perfusion
Irregular heart rates and irregular pulse pressures can cause the pump to not see a trigger where it expects to find one
If this happens, pumping will be temporarily interrupted as the computer relearns the parameters
Late deflation will also cause missed triggers and an interruption in pumping