Intra‐operative collapse or death related to the use of acrylic cement in hip surgery

Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 149-153

  Duncan, J A T ^a,b  

^a Department of Anaesthetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b West Fife Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; hypotension, death; Surgery; orthopaedic, hip prosthesis, methylmethacrylate cement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL; BONE CEMENTS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0024564451     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1989.tb11168.x     Document Type: Letter

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