Venous air embolism during radical perineal prostatectomy

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 659-661

  Jolliffe, Michael P ^a   Lyew, Michael A ^a,b,c   Berger, Ines H ^a,b   Grimaldi, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*

^c VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Air embolism; extreme, lithotomy Trendelenburg; patient position; prostatectomy, radical perineal; venous

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMBOLISM, AIR; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; OXYGEN; PERINEUM; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL SPONGES; TIDAL VOLUME; VEINS; WATER;

EID: 0030468177     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(96)00174-2     Document Type: Article

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