Survival from massive intraoperative pulmonary thromboembolism during orthotopic liver transplantation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 685-687

  Manji, M ^a   Isaac, J L ^a   Bion, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications pulmonary embolism; Liver transplantation; Monitoring echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION;

EID: 0031956387     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.5.685     Document Type: Article

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