Pulsed saline lavage causing venous air embolism in a patient with Paget's disease

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 330-331

  Sides, C A ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, embolism; Complications, Paget's disease; Embolism, air

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; PAGET BONE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030022314     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.2.330     Document Type: Article

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