Successful early intervention in air embolism during hysteroscopy

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 248-250

  Behnia, Rahim ^a   Holley, H Steele ^a   Milad, Magdy ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Edema; Embolism; End tidal; Hysteroscopy; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPES; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PULMONARY EDEMA;

EID: 0030914476     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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