Repeated attacks of venous air embolism during craniotomy - A case report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-45

  Ting, C K ^a   Tsou, M Y ^a   Su, N Y ^a   Chu, C C ^a   Lin, S M ^a   Lui, P W ^a   Lee, T Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebellar disease; Craniotomy; Embolism: air; Intracranial hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; EPHEDRINE;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOT RETRACTION; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CRANIOTOMY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DISEASE;

AGED; CRANIOTOMY; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0034978234     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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