Lung isolation for the prevention of air embolism in penetrating lung trauma. A case report

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1256-1258

  Ho, Anthony M H ^a,b   Lee, Sumin ^a   Tay, Beng A ^a   Chung, David C ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FISTULA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; LACERATION; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPE;

EID: 0034493988     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03019878     Document Type: Article

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