A simple method of treating coronary air embolism after cardiopulmonary bypass

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1867-1868

  Chaudhuri, Nilanjan ^a   Hickey, Mark St J ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMAN; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE;

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SYRINGES;

EID: 0032753039     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00822-X     Document Type: Article

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