Cerebral air embolism after internal jugular catheter removal;Embolie gazeuse cerebrale apres retrait d'un catheter jugulaire interne

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 243-249

  Pham, J ^a   Maneglia, R ^a   Tricot, C ^a   Leclerc, A ^a   Mesmoudi, S ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Cerebral air embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; SITTING; BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FATALITY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; JUGULAR VEIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EMBOLISM, AIR; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; POSTURE;

EID: 0031602781     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(98)80007-5     Document Type: Article

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