Cerebral air embolism after central venous catheter application;Zerebrale Luftembolie nach zentralem Venenkatheter

Anasthesiologie Intensivmedizin Notfallmedizin Schmerztherapie

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 458-462

  Schlotterbeck, K ^a,c   Tanzer, H ^a   Alber, G ^a   Muller P ^b  

^a Abt Kardiol Internistische I   (Germany)

^b Kreiskrankenhaus Traunstein   (Germany)

^c Kreiskrankenhaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

air embolism, aetiology, complications, diagnosis; case report; central venous catheter

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030788287     PISSN: 09392661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995089     Document Type: Article

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