Acute hypotension, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, anemia, and coagulopathy following hysteroscopic surgery using 32% dextran 70

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 513-518

  Ellingson, Thomas L ^a   Aboulafia, David M ^b  

^a The Everett Clinic   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchoalveolar lavage; dextran 70; disseminated intravascular coagulation; hypotension; hypoxia; hysteroscopy; pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN 70; DEXTRAN; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYSTEROSCOPY; LUNG EDEMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; HYSTEROSCOPY; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; PULMONARY EDEMA; SYNDROME;

EID: 0031066866     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.2.513     Document Type: Article

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