What Is the Easiest Way to Remove a Knotted Swan-Ganz Catheter?

A knotted Swan-Ganz catheter can be safely removed by tightening the knot against the inlet of its sheath to reduce the knot size and then simply pulling the catheter and sheath together out of the skin.

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JACC Case Reports
Published
2025-08-01
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104424
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Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
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Abstract

A knotted Swan-Ganz catheter can be safely removed by tightening the knot against the inlet of its sheath to reduce the knot size and then simply pulling the catheter and sheath together out of the skin.

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