Venous air embolism retrieval catheters cannot capture bubbles; An air lock is required

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 272-274

  Gould, D S ^a   Gould, D B ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b St Louis Vet Emergency Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Air; Anesthesia; Complication: embolism; Equipment: catheter; Neurosurgical; Positioning: sitting.; Right atrial

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030050955     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04431.x     Document Type: Article

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