Unexpected massive gas embolism in arthroscopy of the shoulder joint when using carbon dioxide;Fulminante Gasembolie bei einer Arthroskopie des Schultergelenkes unter Verwendung von CO2

Anasthesiologie Intensivmedizin Notfallmedizin Schmerztherapie

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 654-657

  Bauereis, Ch ^a,c   Schifferdecker, A ^a   Buttner J ^a   Hempfling, H ^b  

^a Abteilung für Anästhesie   (Germany)

^b Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie   (Germany)

^c BG UNFALLKLINIK MURNAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

arthroscopy; carbon dioxide; complications: intraoperative; venous gas embolism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; OXYGEN SATURATION; SHOULDER;

EID: 0030462706     PISSN: 09392661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996000     Document Type: Article

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