Carbon dioxide embolism during laser endometrial ablation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-67

  Kelly, M ^a   Mathews, H M L ^b   Weir, R ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; arrest, cardiac; Embolism; carbon dioxide; Surgery; laser, gynaecological

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0031013005     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.t01-1-010-az010.x     Document Type: Article

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