Complete recovery after near-fatal venous air embolism during cesarean section

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-133

  Epps, S N ^a,b   Robbins, A J ^a,b   Marx, G F ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; RESUSCITATION; RISK; UTERUS;

EID: 0031967538     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-289X(98)90011-5     Document Type: Article

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