Large pulmonary embolus without systemic hemodynamic consequences during cemented hip arthroplasty

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-241

  Oxorn, Donald ^a,b   Edelist, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Embolism: fat, Thromboembolism; Surgery: orthopedic; Transesophageal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAT EMBOLISM; GAS EXCHANGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEMENTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EMBOLISM, FAT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 0032080676     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(98)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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