Venous air embolism during orthotopic liver transplantation in a child

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1187-1190

  Souron, Vincent ^a   Fletcher, Dominique ^a   Goujard, Etienne ^a   Ecoffey, Claude ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PANCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; DISSECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VEIN;

EID: 0031452505     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03013343     Document Type: Article

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