Acute pulmonary edema after low-level air embolism during craniotomy: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 937-940

  Frim, David M ^a   Wollman, Lisa ^a   Evans, Allison B ^a   Ojemann, Robert G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

craniotomy; pulmonary edema; venous air embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0029852122     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.5.0937     Document Type: Article

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