Fatal and non fatal cardiac arrests related to anesthesia

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 326-332

  Biboulet, Philippe ^a   Aubas, Pierre ^a   Dubourdieu, Jacques ^a   Rubenovitch, Josh ^a   Capdevila, Xavier ^a   D'Athis, Françoise ^a  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERROR; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOVOLEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 0035010901     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03014958     Document Type: Article

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