Venous air emboli occur during release of positive end-expiratory pressure and repositioning after sitting position surgery

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 400-403

  Schmitt, Hubert J ^a   Hemmerling, Thomas M ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036146779     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-200202000-00032     Document Type: Article

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