Venous embolism of diathermy evolved gases complicating endometrial ablation using glycine irrigant

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 112-114

  Hebbard, Peter D ^a,b  

^a Wangaratta District Hospital

^b NONE

Author keywords

Embolism: venous, air, hysteroscopy, diathermy

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE;

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMBUSTION; DIATHERMY; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; VAPOR;

EID: 0031909059     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9802600117     Document Type: Article

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